Fuel breather tanks and pipes??

[crashsurfer]

Anyone done away with all those fuel breather pipes and tanks under front wheel arches, surely there is a tidier solution than that.....?????

[kooldubs]

why would you want to change something that vw spent years developing, and got right...

[crashsurfer]

Well i think they should have thought about it for a bit longer, its such a messy setup...
Anyone put a different fuel tank in there van??

[R0B]

if i were you.i would find out why they are there in the first place.before removing them.

[crashsurfer]

yeah well that was idea, but it seems like no one has any info on them or why it is such an over enginered system in appearence?. I can fully understand the vacum effect from removing fuel from a sealed tank but they are normally just vented? Those of you with subaru conversions must have different tanks and so removed them as a result..???

[R0B]

ahh.but there is info on them.http://forum.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... sion+tanks

but it seems like no one has any info on them

[jason k]

jeez, if vw could have removed them and saved a few marks on each bus dont you think they would have?

they are present for safety. i really wouldnt remove em.

[crashsurfer]

Now how comes i never found those posts on my searches, thanks rob.
Interesting info, the u shaped tank would explain why they were needed for that particular tank and why so many other vehicles dont require them. There purpose on this particular vehicle was what i really wanted to know, like a 5 year old child that constantly asks why??
Now i know why they are there, i can find a simpler solution like losing the bottles/tanks and teeing the breather pipes to a vented fuel filler neck being as that needs replacing anyways as i have already cut the arch off to replace the rotten panel....

Many thanks for your replys....

[jamesc76]

Those of you with subaru conversions must have different tanks and so removed them as a result..???

I have a scooby bus why would i need another style of tank??