[T3] Fastback with fuel problem

[Jared Kohler]

Ah, gotcha and understand. 

I just bought the hose from ISP and it fit great. It matched my crusty stock one perfectly. 

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On Dec 25, 2012, at 6:40 PM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 25 Dec 2012 at 17:52, jaredkohler at gmail.com wrote:
> 
>> The overflow hose under fender.
>> 
>> http://www.vwispwest.com/311201179B.html?page=1
> 
> I bought one of their hoses before I came up with my kit. I was 
> hoping that someone actually had a good solution to this very common 
> and very important problem. I was disappointed. This is a B version 
> and made in Brazil. I don't know what it's for, but it's the wrong 
> part #. Early Type 3s take an A and late ones take a C. The A and C 
> are different lengths; I don't recall which length the B seemed to 
> be, but ISP sells this one to fit all the FI years, which is 
> impossible. The final straw was that this one was molded out of a 
> rubber that turned out to be incompatable with petroleum products.
> 
> In the end, I decided that I couldn't recommend it. That's the only 
> reason that I ended up making my kits. I wish this B option had 
> turned out better.
> 
> To be fair, this hose LOOKs like the real thing, while my kits don't, 
> but these parts don't show after they are installed.
> 
> 
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