[T3] fuel tank leak

[crash 69]

Jim,

Are you saying that if the sock flange is rough, I should install two nylon
washers, one above and one below it?  Then, use another one "inside" the big
nut below?  That would be 3 total.

Just trying to clarify.  Thanks!

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 3 Jul 2011 at 8:21, Jim Adney wrote:
>
> > On 30 Jun 2011 at 18:36, Dave Hall wrote:
> >
> > > 311 201 235 for the 6mm pipe (up to '67 models) and 235A for the 8mm
> pipe
> > > from '68 models.
> >
> > I've used ordinary nylon washers from a hardware store to replace the
> > special alum sealing washer under the screw you remove on the fuel
> > ring to connect a pressure gauge. I wasn't sure if that was going to
> > be a good fix, but I've had them last for decades.
> >
> > If you could find something the right size for your fuel tank
> > connection, nylon should last even longer there, where it's cool.
>
> I just checked the used fittings I have here, and I find a single
> sealing washer, between the filter sock flange and the flange on the
> outlet pipe. I guess the flange on the sock is expected to deform
> enough to seal against the tank nipple. That's also where the
> microfilm shows the sealing washer, and it only calls out 1 washer
> per car.
>
> Try some nylon washers. If you can't find something exactly right,
> buy some with the right OD and use a tapered reamer to modify the ID
> to fit. Look at the flange on the filter sock. If it's rough, modify
> another nylon washer to seal between it and the tank nipple. That one
> will need a larger hole.
>
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