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Subject:Re: '87 fuel odor
From:Matthew C. Huntley
Date:Wed, 4 May 2005 18:10:44 -0700

Kevin,
Up in each front wheel wells is a tank, are the hoses to the tanks wet
with fuel? Replace those. Also, there are other hoses on top of the tank
that probably should be replaced as well. There is a kit for it available
somewhere.

Good luck!

matt
> My '87 GL Westy smells of fuel inside right after filling.  I've done some
> searching through the archives, but still a little unsure where to start
> looking.  It goes away after a little while, so I expect it's something in
> the fill line.  Any advice?
>
> Kevin Warner
> itsthewater12-vwno@spamyahoo.com
>

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