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Subject: [T3] Fumes > > Back to the point, I guess I have noticed it being a little fumey (carbon > monoxide???) in the car when I'm driving, even with all the windows down. > And since we sold our other truck, I've been driving the Square everyday and > it smells a little of gasoline after sitting overnite. I only drive it > about 15 miles each day. Anyone have similar smells and any suggestions on > suppressing and/or preferably eliminating the cause of the fumes. > Check for holes in the body in the inner fenders, and are the water drains by the rear bumper brackets in good shape. If you have any holes in this area, the cooling system sucks exhaust leaks back into the cooling system, and hence into the car through the heaters. Also, how is your tail pipe tip. I had exhaust fumes in the car until I replaced mine, and got the exhaust tip out under the bumper where it belonged. The gas fumes after sitting, check for a gas leak at the vent line at the filler neck, and also check for gas leaks at the welded seam of the gas tank. The seam is where mine is leaking on my '71. I need to order a sealer kit from POR or Eastwood. ;=[ Or better yet, does anyone have a "GOOD" fuel injection tank they want to sell???? BTW, on one of the home improvement shows, they showed that just starting a normal car in an attached garage, will set off a CO detector, even with the garage door open. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org