thin rubber tube - attaches to fuel expansion tank?

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thin rubber tube - attaches to fuel expansion tank?

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hello peeps -
i was having a clean up of the fuel expansion tanks (?) behind the wheel arches -

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on the passenger side - i noticed a thin rubber tube hanging loose?

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does it belong somewhere on the tank? important?

any ideas - suggestions - opinion - gratefully received :)
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hey - thanks for this diagram :ok
gives me a good idea of what should go where :)
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And you can replace it with regular fuel hose. This can be awkward to do in limited space but I found the easiest way to get the hose on the steel stubs is to stick the end of the hose in your mouth so the inside is slightly moistened and you can screw the hose down on to the stub. Worked for me anyway and I did mine in a field - saves messing with pliers :D
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Thanks for the heads up on this Covkid. Haven't quite worked out where it goes yet - gonna have a good look round tomorrow :ok
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Just run your fingers along each tube from the expansion tanks and feel where there they go....
On the side of the van you are looking at, there are only two connections to the tank.

One goes - as per diagram provided above - to a metal pipe on the top of the tank, the other to the breather hose that crosses from one side of the tank to the other. Easy fix, but make sure the hose is in good condition.
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CovKid wrote:And you can replace it with regular fuel hose. This can be awkward to do in limited space but I found the easiest way to get the hose on the steel stubs is to stick the end of the hose in your mouth so the inside is slightly moistened and you can screw the hose down on to the stub. Worked for me anyway and I did mine in a field - saves messing with pliers :D
You can also soften the rubber by squeezing the section that is going to go on the spigot with pliers several times working around it - makes quite a difference.
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Many thanks to one and all -
Really useful comments and suggestions :ok
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