On 4/7/10, Scott Chapman <scott_list@mischko.com> wrote: > When I fill my fuel tank, I smell gasoline. > I looked down there and find fuel dripping (slowly) off the driver's > side. It stops dripping after a while. > > Question is: Do these tanks ever leak in the tank proper or only in the > fittings up on the top?
Yes. <grin> Both. No Bentley in front of me, but would suggest checking hoses and seals to/from and at tank. It might be a seal, hose, etc. or tank. Regardless, most of those scenarios means dropping the tank. If it were me, I'd run it til half full, fill it, then as quick as I could, start checking. There's several places it can leak, but the tank may be ok. Especially since you notice this after fill up. Drop the spare tire, and see if you can see up at tank. You can also see some stuff by turning wheels hard L and R.
> Clues on diagnosing this and fixing or replacing? The archives have lots of info. There is a great how to with pics on thesamba.com Search under kayakwesty. Try Bens site, vanagain, btdt etc. Likely lots there too. As for a tank reseal, on mine, I used zipstraps as per (GW ?) kit on the expansion hoses. I'll use FI hoses next time. Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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