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Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:18 pm

:idea: Just wondering if some one had a tip for unclogging the overflow drain for the gas cap comparment? Notice a puddle of gas in the gas cap comparment and it look like it wasn't draining so i know it's clogs any tip on unclogging? got me conncernd :-k

Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:20 pm

Compressed air with a rubber snout might blow it out. Shop air and not the little air pumps.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:28 pm

1975 Kombi wrote: Compressed air with a rubber snout might blow it out. Shop air and not the little air pumps.

COo ill try it ...

Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:30 pm

Good luck, if it is clogged with a whole bunch of paint and fiberglass like mine was then you may opt to cut it out and use some rubber fuel line to over flow. But try other things first. Like the air compresser an or a wire cable thin and long enough to poke through the line. maybee a high pressure hose might open it up.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:43 pm

Could also use bicycle brake line. The wire guts. It is flexible and semi strong.

Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:24 am

Hey Marco

Find the exit hole where it comes out the bottom side of the frame. And try to unplug it from the bottom up. Try a flexible cable as mentioned or compressed air. The blockage might also be rusted up so you could try pouring some rust penetrant in from the top. If you poke with something too stuff you mighy end up poking a hole in the tube if there has been a lot of rust. Someone here on the Samba did poke a hole through the tube. I got mine unplugged by shooting water from a garden hose up thru the bottom after I had poked it with a coat hanger wire.

Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:36 am

1975 Kombi wrote: Could also use bicycle brake line. The wire guts. It is flexible and semi strong.

This actually works very well. If you keep the line intact and slightly fray the insertion end you can use a vise grip to spin the inner cable much like a drain snake. :D

Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:28 am

Viande wrote: 1975 Kombi wrote: Could also use bicycle brake line. The wire guts. It is flexible and semi strong.

This actually works very well. If you keep the line intact and slightly fray the insertion end you can use a vise grip to spin the inner cable much like a drain snake. :D

Vise grips?! Down south, we clamp it in a drill chuck :wink: . Works WAY faster!

Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:34 pm

1977_L63H_P27 wrote: Viande wrote: 1975 Kombi wrote: Could also use bicycle brake line. The wire guts. It is flexible and semi strong.

This actually works very well. If you keep the line intact and slightly fray the insertion end you can use a vise grip to spin the inner cable much like a drain snake. :D

Vise grips?! Down south, we clamp it in a drill chuck :wink: . Works WAY faster!

Quick way to destroy a hose if it is fragile. I offered the safest method first to curtail any potential hostility over a destroyed line. :wink:

Sun Nov 23, 2008 4:34 pm

Thanks for the info peeps got the drain unclogged so a i feel better knowing that i don't have a puddle of gas just sitting around the gas cap area when I'm driven. used the trusty coat hanger method and compress air. look like a cloud of old fart when coming out from underneath the bus :lol:.