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On 29 Dec 2002, at 13:57, Jeremy Brown wrote: > I first checked the main gas line to see if there were > any leaks. There were none, but I noticed a few things > that looked odd. First: There is a black > plastic/rubber collar around the mouth where the > gasoline goes in. It looks like it's there as a splash > guard but about half of it has deteriorated. Will this > be a difficult piece to find? Yes, hard to find, but not a real problem if it is torn. > Also, while looking in the same area I noticed a > smaller fuel line that, at one point, connected to the > larger main fuel line. This smaller fuel line has > deteriorated to a point where it is no longer attached > to the main line. As this does not keep the car from > starting or running I am curious to know what purpose > it serves? It's called the overflow line, but that's not actually what it does. You MUST fix this, but the OE part is NLA. You will have to improvise. If you don't fix this, you will drive in the rain and wheelspray will throw immense amounts of water into the gas tank, where it will create unbelieveable amounts of havoc. Study the Bentley manual, as you will also need to fix the gas tank breather system when you do this, or the tank may get sucked in on itself and crushed by air pressure as you use gas out of it. - Jim Adney Madison, WI USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/