On 5/4/05 7:10 PM, "Matthew C. Huntley" <matthew.huntley@STRATHBOGIE.NET>
wrote:

> 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
>>
>
>
> --
> Any opinions stated here are my own, otherwise someone else would have
> said them.
>
>

Also check at the top of those tanks.  There is a gasket in the top that I
have been seeing a lot of failures on recently.  You also end up with crud
in the tank from that.  They were both bad on my 82.  Rotted right out after
all these years.

Very careful on those tanks as those nipples on there are a bit brittle
after that long as well
Jimt