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I recently won an ISP auction for one of those elusive gas tank overflow hoses. Their auction ad said that this was for an OE VW part with the ISP part # 311 201 179A. This is the correct part # for the 68-early 72 overflow hose. The late hose is a C version. The part I got had VW 311 201 179B molded into it. Puzzling. Here's the email I just sent to them: > I got my part, but I'm puzzled. This part is marked with the VW logo > and the part # 311 201 179B, while your auction ad specifically said OE > part, ISP part # 311 201 179A. I've been buying these parts for about > 35 years and I have never seen or heard of a "B" version. I have a few > NOS "A" and "C" versions here, however, and this part appears to be a > fairly good copy of an "A". None of my parts books or microfilm show a > "B" version. > This part is actually a tiny bit shorter than the A, which is unfortunate, > because the A version would be improved if it were longer. Perhaps this > would make a better replacement for the shorter C version. > I'm just curious. What is this part? Is it something that no one actually > knows about, or is it a reproduction with a counterfeit VW logo? (Don't > worry, I really don't care about that.) If it is a reproduction, do you > happen to know if the rubber compound will survive modern gas better than > the OE parts do? It appears to me that someone has reproduced these parts and that is why we are seeing them back on the market again. Has anyone else bought one of these lately (at a price less than $30.) If so, did you notice the part #? How well did it fit? BTW, speaking of reproduction parts, Dave Hall had one of the reproduction black rubber filler cups, the ones that surround the gas filler pipe, at Hershey. Dave, you may remember that I mentioned to you that the hole was off center and you replied that the OE ones were too. Well, I just looked at a couple of NOS ones I have here, and they are perfectly centered. OTOH, when I looked at that part installed in my car, it looked like it would benefit from being slightly off center, so this may be an improvement. Maybe these won't tear as easily. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~