Fuel leak??

Theworm71 said:

Whilst driving, I’ve been smelling petrol for a little while but only inside the bus. I’ve been stopping and looking in the engine bay and under the van but no obvious signs of leaks or any strong smell of petrol.
Today, I filled the tank more than usual. About 3/4 full. I headed off down the road and after about 5 mins, I could smell petrol quite strongly. I immediately stopped to check it out and saw this. (See photos)
The roads where I am in Pembrokeshire are all winding lanes and it appears that petrol is coming out of or from around the fuel cap when I turning corners! Maybe it’s been like this for ages but I’ve not noticed while driving around London as I never get up to speed when turning.
The petrol down the side definitely isn’t from over fill or spillage and yes, the cap is tight.

Why is this happening and how do I fix it?

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sparkywig said:

Here's another better pic showing the filler neck, breather and the drain tube from the filler flap.

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I think your spillage is coming from the filler neck, you may need to replace the cap gasket.

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Theworm71 said:

Whilst driving, I’ve been smelling petrol for a little while but only inside the bus. I’ve been stopping and looking in the engine bay and under the van but no obvious signs of leaks or any strong smell of petrol.
Today, I filled the tank more than usual. About 3/4 full. I headed off down the road and after about 5 mins, I could smell petrol quite strongly. I immediately stopped to check it out and saw this. (See photos)
The roads where I am in Pembrokeshire are all winding lanes and it appears that petrol is coming out of or from around the fuel cap when I turning corners! Maybe it’s been like this for ages but I’ve not noticed while driving around London as I never get up to speed when turning.
The petrol down the side definitely isn’t from over fill or spillage and yes, the cap is tight.

Why is this happening and how do I fix it?

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Theworm71 said:

Ah nice! Thats really helpful, thanks. I’ll try replacing the gasket and see how it goes.

I’ve driven it 5 miles this morning and there’s a little puddle in the fuel neck retaining ring. (See pic) is there also a gasket between the body and the retaining ring?
If so, can the retaining ring and gasket both be replaced without accessing the tank/taking the engine out?
I can see it has x3 bolts fixing it to the body but I don’t want to just try undoing them

I don’t have an access hole cut. This is definitely high up on the list though.


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sparkywig said:

There's plenty for sale.

https://www.megabug.co.uk/fuel-cap-...968-to-1971-vw-beetle-1961-to-1967-6081-p.asp

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