Kevin, Up in each front wheel wells is a tank, are the hoses to the tanks wet with fuel? Replace those. Also, there are other hoses on top of the tank that probably should be replaced as well. There is a kit for it available somewhere. Good luck! matt > My '87 GL Westy smells of fuel inside right after filling. I've done some > searching through the archives, but still a little unsure where to start > looking. It goes away after a little while, so I expect it's something in > the fill line. Any advice? > > Kevin Warner > itsthewater12-vwno@spamyahoo.com >
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