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It might have allowed some fuel to seep into the tunnel, but the smell when turning is certainly the J-shaped vent hose on the filler neck. Maybe the cap was a bit stiff and the vent got slightly disturbed and opened up a split. 1600TL - I assume carbed then. Not too many hoses to do, but sadly the newer hose isn't as good as the older stuff. Mine still has its original tank hose underneath - gained from being undersealed I think. Most people have to adapt hosing to replace the J-shaped tube as they are NLA from VW, and expensive from the USA. Part number 311 201 179A Best idea I've seen yet is to solder a copper elbow to the nipple on the filler pipe and use a piece of breather hose fed through the outer remains of the inner wing (fender) grommet. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Evans" <evansfamilynz@xtra.co.nz> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:08 AM Subject: [T3] Petrol smell > Hi, I have recently picked up a 1971 1600 TL Fastback. The first time I > used it I allowed it to run dry accidentally (not used to the fuel > gauge). On refilling it developed a nasty petrol leak in the last hose > before the engine bay. I clamped it off and eventually fixed it a week > or so later. Ever since then there is a very strong smell of petrol as > you drive along. No obvious leaks (unlike before) either underneath or > in the bonnet/petrol tank area. I have stuck my head under the bonnet > after stopping and the smell is not strong. The petrol cap appears to > be sealing fine and it doesn't seem particularly worse turning corners > (maybe a little stronger after a left turn). I am stumped and am not > sure whether I now need to replace every hose. Any ideas would be much > appreciated. > Andy > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~