[T3] fuel tank leak

[crash 69]

Jim,

So you're saying the tube flange should be tight to the big nut, with
nothing in between.  The reason I'm asking this again is because of the
parts diagram that we saw earlier showing the gasket between these two
surfaces.

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 3 Jul 2011 at 14:35, crash 69 wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> No, just 2 total. One on each side of the sock flange.
>
> While you're at it, inspect the outlet tube and flange. If that
> flange is brazed to the tube, make sure the braze is continuous all
> the way around. If it's perforated thru, then that could be the leak.
> (I've never seen that, but I suppose it's a possibility.)
>
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