Re: [T3] gas cap / gas tank venting

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

It is very easy to just distort the cap enough by dropping it to make it a tight
fit.  Spray some WD40 or similar on the cap gasket, and check the face of the
filler pipe isn't corroded.  If it fits easily and opens and closes like that,
oit will probably get stiffer as time goes on and the WD40 disperses.  Mine's
pretty stiff too, aggravated by dropping it once.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C.Rochambeau" <T3@binauralaboratories.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] gas cap / gas tank venting


> > > You don't suppose the top of his tank is collapsed from improper
> > > venting??  That could cause the problems filling the tank.
> >
> > It's certainly possible.
>
> The tank looks fine to me:
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> http://binauralaboratories.net/gas2.jpg
> http://binauralaboratories.net/gas1.jpg
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> There were no obstructions in the fill pipe. I reassembled everything and then
got some
> gas. The problem persists. Any ideas?
>
> The only thing I can think of is that this car is a mix of a 70 and a 73. I do
recall the
> fill pipes being slightly different. I thought I had opted for the 70 fuel
tank and fill
> pipe, but may have mismatched. Would this cause this issue? The car is a 73.
>
> My vent system is the 73 with plastic pipe, I think it is working fine [maybe
the cap just
> like to get stuck?]
>
> Thanks,
> Curtis
>
> http://binauralaboratories.net
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