Petrol tank

[jojorose]

Thought I'd posted this yesterday but obviously not. Had a new petrol tank having flooded the station at Michael Wood and been towed 200 miles home!

Anyway have new tank and the van still reeks. Why? Got a 1983 big white one air cooled. Not very technical and obviously didnot do work myself

[Cruz]

The problem could be the grommet on the filler neck where it enters the tank (no longer available), or the breather pipe grommets have come away/split.

if it the filler nexk grommet then it's either a bodge job to fix it or a brand new later model tank.

Did you get your breather pipes renewed as well? My 83 vans breather pips were well and truly shagged.

Have a word with Simon Baxter @ www.brickwerks.co.uk he's in Huddersfield

[ROBS T25]

Thought I'd posted this yesterday but obviously not. Had a new petrol tank having flooded the station at Michael Wood and been towed 200 miles home!

Anyway have new tank and the van still reeks. Why? Got a 1983 big white one air cooled. Not very technical and obviously didnot do work myself

i had my van cripped and tuned recently at my local VW garage and had same sort of problem it turned out there is a small pipe just by the fuel filter in the middle of driver side by the sill just a thought cheers ROB

[jojorose]

That all sounds very technical, will speak to my very aged mechanic and see what he can do.

Thanks guys