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<x-charset ISO-8859-1>I believe the fuel smell problem is solved. I replaced the upper third of the overflow pipe, and the smell has gone away. I am willing to assume that the empty fuel reading is because of a jumpy fuel sender, rather than all of the fuel evaporating away. All I need to do now is find some 12mm fuel hose to replace the ordinary rubber hose that I used if/when the fuel eats through it. The overflow hose on the Type 34 is the same as the pre-68 Type 3, I think. Everett should know the details. It is composed of three parts. A rubber hose connects the fuel tank to a metal hose, which bends up and over towards the spare wheel well. Then there is another rubber hose which goes out of the car through a hole in a channel behind the spare wheel. Thanks to all for your help. Daniel Baum > On 12 Apr 2002, at 9:19, Daniel Baum wrote: > > > > the moment, it jumps up just past the "R" when I turn the ignition on. I > > > think there's about 3 liters in there. If the petrol went down below a > > > certain level, would it suddenly show nothing at all? > > > > > > > I forgot to add that the reason I asked this was that despite the fuel gauge > > showing completely empty, I could still hear petrol sloshing around when I > > rocked the car. > > Normally, your gauge should not show such a discontinuity. Yes, this > sounds more like something intermittent in the gauge circuit. > > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > </x-charset>