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Gamboa, Gary wrote: >Here's my ignorant question: > >What purpose does the gas filler neck gasket serve? The wide, plunger-looking rubber >piece that surrounds the gas cap. > > I suppose it would serve to keep mud and water from coming out the fuel door when driving in the rain, and it's rubber because the tolerances between the filler neck and the fender aren't all that tight. Without this, I would imagine that if you drove through mud, the fuel filler area would quickly be covered in crap. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~