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Re: [T3] 71 Squareback gas line q


> On '70 cars, there is a steel line that runs across the top of the trunk at the
> back. I replace that with a plastic line from a later year.
>
> On all '70-'73s, I remove the outside overflow cannister and the lines to and
> from it, as well as the charcoal cannister & hoses. Cap off the places on the
> engine where those hoses attached.
>
> Remove the metal line which passes out the side of the trunk and discard it.
> Remove the rubber plug near the LF corner of the gas tank and cut off it's
> pointed end; that leaves a hole thru it. Use another plastic tube from a later
> year to make an extension which will go from the clear plastic hose thru this
> "grommet" and about 4" farther down. That becomes your gas tank vent. Use heat
> to bend this tube to fit.

thanks. Im new to FI. never owned a vw new enough to have it before also
never had one with a vapor system. (intact anyway)
This new squareback is very original mechaically.
I noticed that the hoses for the vapor system are toast. also I noticed a
gas smell after right turn.


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