Slow & steady

8/31/2020

Most of you who read this section regularly know that the progress is slow. I try not to rush jobs, and to do the best job I can on each part- trying to treat that single part like it was the very last item to do on a perfect restoration.
I reported a while back on the gas tank and showed the top side insulation mat. Well, here is what it looks like where the filler neck goes through the fender. I will be the first to admit this is not done perfectly, but after fussing with it for several days, I am calling this portion DONE.

3 Comments

Jim Del Balso

8/31/2020 05:36:18 pm

Re: fuel tank and your install
Paul, I had to have the original cork gasket around the petcock shaft, where it goes into the tank I assume, replaced with a modern rubber gasket, because mine began leaking profusely when I accidentally moved the petcock lever while working to reinstall the wiper assembly and assorted other under dash items. My mechanic did that part, and it no longer leaks, and there is no smell of gas in the garage or in the car before starting it, but it was leaking for about 2 weeks prior to being able to get into the shop, in my garage first, then moved to the driveway. Now when I drive it, there is a strong smell of gas inside, especially on the passenger side, which makes my wife sick when she rides there. Do you have any clues. The mechanic also recommended and replaced when I brought this to his attention, that it might be the fuel cap gasket, which was also the original cork one and broken down. Any thoughts?

Paul

9/1/2020 07:06:33 am

Jim-
Lift the rubber mat on the passenger side of the car. Under that you will find one nut, I think 10 mm (from memory) that holds the passenger wood floorboard. There is also at the top of that wood piece a metal spring you have to grab with pliers and pull out. Lift out the wood floorboard. There you will be able to see the flexible, and often ignored, and possibly original, flexible fuel line. It's a short bit of fuel line, but when it leaks, it smells terrible. Shut off the fuel pectock, drain the gas from the line by running the engine till it is out of gas, and then replace the line.

Jim Del Balso

9/3/2020 02:53:33 pm

Paul, I think, after reading this a couple of times, by shutting off the petcock this does not require draining the tank, only the balance in the line, then replace the line. Is this a standard fuel line I can buy anywhere, or a specific Porsche part needed from Stoddard?
Thanks
Jim

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