Re: fuel overfill problem

["Russ Wolfe" <russella@prairieinet.net>]

> If you don't mind losing the grommet that the overfill
> hose passes through then just use a single piece of
> hose from the gas tank through the hole and to the
> filler neck under the fender.  I had to make a loop
> inside the fender in order to keep the hose from
> kinking.  I then caulked where the hose enters the
> trunk.  It took about ten minutes and I think the hose
> cost about $4 from my flaps.
>
And if you don't want to make the loop under the fender, you can get a 1/2"
copper "street elbow" from your local hardware store to make the bend. About
an extra 98 cents and the price for 2 more hose clamps.

Russ Wolfe
http://www.classicvw.org


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