I have two different tanks on the couple of 68s I have.
The earlier one has a tank which had a vapor vent at the far LHS front
corner. This supposedly had a long pipe which brought the vapors to the filler
flap side. This was missing ever since I got the car and the last owner had
warned me to advise the gas station attendant to slowly fill up lest theres
backpressure and gas gurgles back out the filler neck. The end where the pipe
was supposed to go had a soda bottle cap which I take off at the time of fill
up to let the displaced air escape. No need to warn the station attendant then!
I have been so far unable to find taht mystery hose and hardware.
The later 68 has a more 'normal' tank with the vapor outlet near the filler.
Maybe this tank has a round filler neck??? Not sure.
Regards
Asad
Karachi.
> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:35:33 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] fuel filler hose> > Marc,> >
> Thanks, just wanted to know that I wasn't dreaming it all...I just > finished
> sand blasting and por-15'ing the tank. Mostly so I could work it > over to
> add megasquirt to the car. Needed the fi pretty badly to go with > the
> turbo.<grin>> > BTW....a 2" id fuel line from the local Napa store worked
> fine...if it is > cut right to get on the top filler tube. Not a great
> solution, but one > that will let me go back to testing the car while I buy
> the kit you > mentioned.> > Thanks guys!> > Cheers, dave> > -- >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------> Enough
> sunlight reaches the Earth *every* hour to meet the world's> energy demand
> for an entire year.....so, what do we do with it?> > > On Fri, 28 Sep 2007,
> marc vellat wrote:> > > Sorry Dave, but the early`68 filler hose with one
> oval> > end has been obsolete for at least twenty years - your> > chances of
> finding one are slim-to-none. Replacing the> > tank with a `69-`74 item is
> probably the best answer> > (I can't imagine your original tank has much life
> left> > in it anyway).> >> > --- "Dave C. Bolen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>
> >> >> Guys,> >>> >> I needed a new fuel filler hose for my 68 bug.> >> My gas
> tank has an oval "flared" inlet and the other> >> end behind the fuel> >>
> filler flap door is round....approximately 14" long> >> or so.> >>> >> It had
> oem looking clamps on both ends with a spiral> >> wound "protection"> >> wire
> around it.> >>> >> But! all of the places I looked on line and in> >>
> catalogs advertise the same> >> thing ...a two piece something or
> other....except> >> for West Coast Metric.> >>> >> They list a hose for $18
> that says fits 68-79...so I> >> went for it. I> >> figured for that much
> money it must be the right> >> piece...Got a 5> >> inch piece of hose that
> might have fit the fuel> >> filler outlet, but not the> >> fuel tank inlet.>
> >>> >> So what is the deal?? I can't ever remember looking> >> at fuel filler
> hoses> >> much, but I don't ever remember seeing a two piece> >> one.> >>>
> >>> >> Cheers, dave> >>> >>> >> --> >>> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------> >>
> Enough sunlight reaches the Earth *every* hour to> >> meet the world's> >>
> energy demand for an entire year.....so, what do we> >> do with it?> >>> >>>
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