| [ Total Views: 878 | Total Replies: 6 | Thread Id: 112904 ] |
|
|
 Euro_67
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 690
Threads: 75
Registered: October 14th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
| posted on November 4th, 2017 at 09:51 AM |
|
|
Fuel Smell in beetle cabin
I have a persistent fuel smell in the '67.
I have checked the breather from the filler neck to under the car and it is fine. I checked for apparent fuel leaks and found nothing.
The cap seal is fine and the cap locks on with a positive click.
The only other possible source is some kind of leak between the filler neck and tank. Has any one experienced this? or have another possible source
for the smell?
I should add the fuel in the tank is also quite old.
Wayne.
|
|
|
beetleboyjeff
A.k.a.: Jeff Walsh
Custom Title Time!
Posts: 1767
Threads: 40
Registered: February 13th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: Port Macquarie
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Drive bugs hard
|
| posted on November 4th, 2017 at 12:28 PM |
|
|
Have a look under the car and check if there is any wet patches. A leak in the fuel line will work its way out under the car somewhere.
From your ole' mate Jeff
|
|
|
 vw54
Super Administrator
Always Waiting 4 Friday
Posts: 16723
Threads: 378
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Sunny Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Oval resto ongoing
|
| posted on November 4th, 2017 at 05:42 PM |
|
|
yep as per above look at the floor pan fuel will leak through the seams very easy
or is the glove box have a good seal around the edges the smell may be coming through there
|
|
|
nbturbo
Veteran Volks Folk
Posts: 2171
Threads: 89
Registered: December 19th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Whyalla Sth.Aust.
Theme: UltimaBB Powder
|
| posted on November 4th, 2017 at 11:00 PM |
|
|
Check the rubber hose between the tank outlet and the fuel pipe into the pan-had one recently.The owner reckons he checked every possible cause- I put
it on the hoist and with a lead light-about 20 seconds later spotted the fuel hose was actually wet.It had perished and the fuel was weeping out of
it.
|
|
|
Euro_67
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 690
Threads: 75
Registered: October 14th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
| posted on November 5th, 2017 at 10:12 AM |
|
|
all good advice guys, clearly time to check all fuel hose junctions front to back.
I should also add, the PO had the metal line through the tunnel replaced with a larger diameter rubber fuel injection hose. I am not sure on the life
cycle of a rubber hose, this hose is at least 11 years old now, but more like 15 years old.
Can you source replacement metal lines to run through the tunnel? I doubt I need the extra fuel delivery capacity of the larger diameter rubber line
now anyway.
|
|
|
vwo60
Veteran Volks Folk
Posts: 2036
Threads: 71
Registered: February 13th, 2007
Member Is Offline
Location: Pomona Qld
Theme: UltimaBB Psyche Blue
Mood: good
|
| posted on November 5th, 2017 at 10:31 AM |
|
|
Have you checked the fuel gauge sender at the tank, they weep around there as well.
|
|
|
1303Steve
A.k.a.: Steve Carter
Scirocco Rare
Posts: 8621
Threads: 556
Registered: August 27th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney, NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Parrot Heading
|
| posted on November 5th, 2017 at 06:08 PM |
|
|
I had a filler neck tube leak, the hose looked fine but it acted like a wick and was damp on the ends
|
|
|
