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Fuel drips when gassing up

Vanderstel

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See attached picture. According to the service manual this line is the intermediate filling vent tube, connected with a keystone clamp.

When I gas up, fuel leaks from this connector.

Do I just replace the connector or is something else going on?

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Well seeing that the filler hose has already been replaced....

Pop the keystone, put a gear clamp on and see what happens. If that doesn't fix it that 58 year old hose may just be cracked...
 
Just a note for safety and from a plumber,
Standard Fernco and or Mission rubber couplings are not rated for gasoline
Would not hurt to check the coupling.
X = not suitable

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Yeah, I just replaced the filler hose, there's actually an aluminum 90 deg piece in there, you can kinda see it. I ground the piece to create a pretty tight fit so the rubber coupling is seeing very little gas.

Who knows the history, is the filler pipe supposed to be all metal?
 
Yeah, I just replaced the filler hose, there's actually an aluminum 90 deg piece in there, you can kinda see it. I ground the piece to create a pretty tight fit so the rubber coupling is seeing very little gas.

Who knows the history, is the filler pipe supposed to be all metal?
Looks like your hose is pooched.

Replace it and the clamps. :thumbsup:
 
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