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1974 02: Gas Smell in the trunk. Connect these two?

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I just replaced the hose going from the sending unit to the plastic hose in the trunk. The old has had a broken off part of the plastic hose . The smell was coming from the back seat. Fuel had gathered in this hole that appears to be going to a suspension bushing.6d8beb32916a03948acb65a27e6ecd8e.jpg


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pull up the trunk floorboard on the gas tank side and check the rubber connector hose that connects the gas tank pickup with the plastic gas line. If it's cloth covered it's probably original and cra

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Thread from the dead!   Nope. It's empty. It's just supposed to keep the vapors from escaping into the trunk or the interior of the car. I ended up ditching my vapor tank and routed the line

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no clamps on the little vent lines

 

make sure the fuel lines in the trunk are fresh.

hose clamps on all the fuel feed connections.

there needs to be a plastic sleeve on the fuel tank sender nipple, to size it up to match the plastic fuel line that runs through the cabin.

you can snip off a small length of that plastic line and slip it onto the nipple, if the original is split or missing.

 

lots of photos in the archives... search section.

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22 hours ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

you can snip off a small length of that plastic line and slip it onto the nipple, if the original is split or missing.

 

This is almost always a source of fumes.  If your fuel line looks as bad as in the pic you probably don't want to use a snippet of it.  PM me and I'll send you a brand new piece.

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3 minutes ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

I used a piece on the outlet nipple of my fuel pump as well.

 

Yes!  I forgot about this usage.  That fuel pump outlet is the same diameter as the fuel sender outlet.  

 

5 minutes ago, '76mintgrün'02 said:

two different size nipples.

 

I usually don't mind two different sizes.  A matched pair is just a bonus.

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