Does Your late 1968> Beetle smell of fuel???

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 May 2005, 10:38 pm

#361794

I tried to replace My original fuel filler hose without success.. Couldn't find one anywhere.....

But it turned out the small bent hose was the culprit....
I hapened to touch the bent hose after adding fuel.... and it was wet to touch.... but didn't leak....

So here is how I used straight Heavy duty auto hose to stop that smell.....

I reused the joiner that was already in the original hose, and did away with the bent hose....

No More Fuel smell!!!

top pic- original 2 hoses - Lower pic - New black fuel/oil auto hose..... 320mm of new hose is needed ....
You will have to cut the joiner tee piece out of the hose without cutting the tee piece...

Lee

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[Edited on 25-5-2005 by 68AutoBug]

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killakornkobb where's that clutch?

1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 24 May 2005, 10:45 pm

#361798

the filler is the thickone though isnt it lee? i get the smell.. and i thought it was from the thick hose from hole in side of car > tank itself.. does this mean the over flow hose is the culprit?

Tagedeezee Heezy

killakornkobb where's that clutch?

1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 24 May 2005, 10:48 pm

#361801

btw lee my bank details are in members rides for the pretty blue bug🙂 i just need ur address🙂

Tagedeezee Heezy

jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 · 25 May 2005, 9:32 am

#361905

I get fuel smell if i go around a left hand corner at a decent speed..

I think it has something to do with the fuel filler pipe... this is on a late type 3..

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 25 May 2005, 9:51 am

#361912

So it could be the overflow pipe huh Lee? What - perished inside or something like that, and just needs renewing?

I might give that a go. Good tip.

Sandy Officially Full-On Dubber

254 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 25 May 2005, 9:58 am

#361914

Thanks Lee. Is the smell actually coming from the hose itself? What did you use for the main filler pipe? Or is all that smell coming from the overflow pipe?

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 May 2005, 10:43 am

#361928

I just naturally thought it was the large hose causing the fumes...
but I found that the bent hose was actually wet with fuel if You touched it.....after adding fuel to the tank..
it was cracked.... although fuel never leaked out of it....
but the very strong petrol fumes did... .....

So it seems that this hose will be in a similar condition in most VWs of this age.... I knew finding a bent hose of that size would be virtually impossible to find.....

Its great now the petrol fumes have all disappeared -----

Lee

http://community.webshots/user/vw68autobug

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

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0 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 25 May 2005, 11:15 am

#361947

I will have to check this out. Having to wind the windows down for the occasional burst of fuel vapour on a chilling night isnt great.

Purple Martin Fahrvergnugen

913 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 25 May 2005, 12:54 pm

#361995

My 1959 Beetle smells of fuel. The rubber seal under the filler cap is perished, so petrol slops out of the tank when cornering. I'll replace the rubber soon....

1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper

Yogie Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,608 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 25 May 2005, 1:37 pm

#362021

We had the problem as well. What we did was buy some hose for the main fuel filler and we actually bought new bent hoses from CIP1 in the states. Ours doesn't smell anymore either. WooHoo.

We also got a new fuel guage sender and had the exciter? checked and now the fuel gauge is ACCURATE too. WOW.

Yogie :thumb