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<DIV>In a message dated 2/26/2017 6:05:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
d.nohejl@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>I tried
to back off the filler neck hose and see if the rubber bands were in place,
but the hose was oddly squishy and it seemed I’d either have to destroy the
hose to get it off or else lift up the tank a wee bit and I didn’t have the
inclination to do either today. Even if the tank has ever come out, it was
before we owned the car or when it spent a year in OR so that would be 4 or 5
or more years ago. Seems odd that it’d be the rubber bands after all this
time, but who knows. In any case, I rotated the hose a bit and it seemed to
grip each nipple more tightly. I also moved the clamp to a new position and
will see if this helps. I’ll also order more rubber bands and a filler neck
hose just in case.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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face=Arial>To replace the hose, the fuel tank really needs to come out, not
much, but just enough to make it easier to install the new hose. Way back when I
did that job on Sue's car, I got the hose from my local NAPA store. I think I
paid 20 bucks for it, as it's a pretty special piece of fuel hose (made in the
USA). The one I took out had a long crack on the very inner layer, which lead to
the fuel smell. That was over 20 years ago, and it's been fine since.In fact
I've had the tank out twice since I replaced that hose. Once to replace the
tank, as it had some rust inside that kept clogging the fuel filter. I think
that was done back around 2007 when I converted the car back to FI.</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>Try and get a hose that's the same length if you can, as there's only
so much room to play with there. Also, once you get the rubber bands in place,
and you're getting ready to slip the hose in place use some regular GOJO hand
cleaner as it'll help the hose slide on. It's also a petroleum product so gas
will just wash and mix with any that gets inside the tubing/tank, or hose.
You're not talking a lot, just enough to provide some lube.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>Just my take on it, as I've had a number of tanks out over the years
)not all VW's either).</DIV>
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