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Re: [T3] fuel line replacement


Dear Stan: 

   Yup, after investigating yesterday, I found thg problem.  I 
   pulled back the cardboard liner in the trunk and felt the large
   rubber hose from the fuel filler neck AND the overflow tube to
   the tank.  The large rubber one was damp, (not dripping however) and 
   the braided one from the overflow tube to the tank was damp as well!
   Geesh did that trunk smell! 
  
   Does anyone know offhand what the sizes are of these hoses?
   Are they still available?  

   I replaced the overflow tube (outside the fender well) a month
   ago or so.  Whenever I turned corners after a fill up, I would
   see a stream of gas on the road!  Turned out it rotted in the 
   "bend" 

   I have resolved that I am going to replace all the remaining 
   fuel hose this weekend.  I don't want to blow up going down 
   the road! 

   Allen 
   70' Squareback 
   Houston, TX 

  

Stan Schaefer wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 19 Oct 1998 06:48:08 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >> >
> >  Why do I feel like my T3 is a rolling Molotov Cocktail?
> >
> >  Til Later>
> >  Allen
> >  70' Squareback
> >  Houston, TX
> >
> Could be it is!  I had that problem once, traced it down to the rubber
> piece on the filler neck to tank connection.  I couldn't find an OEM
> piece at the time, so ended up using some really expensive large fuel
> hose from the local truck parts place.  It fixed the problem.  Feel
> under the filler neck inside the trunk when you fill up next time.
> 
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