Date:         Fri,  8 Sep 1995 15:32:01 GMT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         vw@gulbransen.com (Vw)
Subject:      RE: CHARCOAL CANISTER

> 
> From: DrPhibes69@aol.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: Re: Charcoal canister
> 
> While I have a ' 71 Kombi that has the canister removed and have noe problem
> with it---there is my ' 73 Super that has had her canister removed and I ma
> having a great deal of a problem with Gas odor. So bad in fact that she has
> been retired to short trip duty.  There is another post regarding my problem
> on the Vanagon list as well as the Vinatgvw list. and again any help with my
> gas odor problem will be greatly rewarded with a donation of some of the
> brain cells that I won't be burning up while smelling all of these gas fumes.
>  Peace :{0>
> 
> Peter DePaoli                                                            ' 71
> Kombi         
> Carbondale IL                                                             '
> 73 Super 
> 

It is probably not your misssing charcol canister that is causing the odor.
A gas smell that occurs typically with a full tank and/or left turns
is caused by a leak in one or more of the gas tank hoses near the filler
spout. Check it out. I had a really good left turn indicator for
several months before I figured it out and replaced some hoses on one of
our '72 supers.
Bob and Penny Lee   vw@gulbransen.com   San Diego, CA
'71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie          
'71 VW Bus Dark Blue with sunroof  '72 VW Super Beetle Orange with sunroof

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