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Re: [T3] I smell a smelly smell


On 25 Jan 2003 at 14:42, Fiesta Cranberry wrote:

> The hoses in the trunk all look great; I had them replaced a few years
> ago when I replaced the gas tank.  I also looked down thru little gas
> filler door and up under the right fender.  Again, everything looked
> good and tight.  The only thing I saw were some very fine, superficial
> cracks in the j-shaped hose.  I ran a paper towel around it, and did not
> smell any gas.  

The superficial cracks in the overflow hose MAY go all the way thru; it's 
really hard to tell just by looking. The tell-tale signs are when you see signs 
of fluid running down the inside fender well under where that hose comes out.  

If the tank has been out is is very possible that the rubber sealing rings that 
go between the tank and neck nipples and the rubber connecting hose are 
gone/mis-installed/torn. These just look like large rubber bands and MUST be 
there to get that connection to seal. 

Look at all these things RIGHT AFTER you fill up the tank at the gas station. 
Catch it in the act.  

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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