pipe in fuel filler compartment

[Paulwillie1000]

i have a 1969 van, in the compartment where you fill the fuel up, on the left hand side i have a small pipe, is this meant to have a bung in it?
the reason i ask is , when i drove the bus the other day i noticed fuel down the side of the van , i thought maybe i had not put the cap on tight enough, when i opened the flap , the compartment was full of fuel and the cap was on correctly. the only place the fuel could of come from was this small pipe.
any advice gratefully recieved
cheers
Paul

 

[mattd1984]

I think the small pipe is a breather pipe. You seals may have gone on your fuel cap causing the leak

 

[Alex VW Heritage]

Or if you had brim filled the tank and then gone round a corner at speed it will overflow out of this breather causing the issue you found.


Its should never be plugged, sounds to me like it is working as it should,

I never brim fill my van, I always just stop after the first click as it were.

Hope that helps!

 

[Bigbear]

Or if you had brim filled the tank and then gone round a corner at speed it will overflow out of this breather causing the issue you found.


Its should never be plugged, sounds to me like it is working as it should,

I never brim fill my van, I always just stop after the first click as it were.

Hope that helps!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! :lol: going round a corner at speed!?!? :lol: