Complete Fuel Tank Venting / EVAP System Walk-through

[vamram]

[Lblossom]

I was showing that the expansion tank does not exist and the charcoal canister is gone but I have seen its mounting bracket. The beige thing tricked me too - it is the glove box!

[EVfun]

[Lblossom]

Perfect photo! Thanks. The flexible tube coming off the end of the metal line now goes outside along the drivers side fender and is uncapped. I used the capping fitting to put on a short length of plastic tubing on one of the nipples on the driver side of the evap tube. So the evap tube replaced the expansion chamber that used to be mounted to the driver side wall in the trunk? I did not see the second nipple on the evap tube but will check again. Everything else looks like what I have seen so far and the gas smell is gone and I am hoping will stay that way when I add gas. I am below a quarter right now.

[vamram]

[talljordan]

I have a super. And I'm having difficulty figuring out how exactly the expansion chamber mounts to the cowl? I don't see any clips or anything to hold it in place.
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[Lblossom]

I did what Sam at JBugs does, I bypassed the chamber running the vent and breather hoses as though it was not there. I put the hose that woudl have gone into and out of the chamber up behind the blower box so that it went uphill then to the driver side fender and then down and out.

[Marks_Bug]

I find the interest in this topic intriguing. Do a lot of the states still have pollution equipment inspections even for our "antique" vehicles? Isn't it a little ridiculous that they are worried about some minor gas fumes when the engine spews out WAY more pollution than an equivalent modern-day engine?

And if no state laws/inspections why the concern?
When I got my bug two years ago I had to track down a gas smell in the trunk/interior on him. Among other things, I replaced all the lines (liquid and vapour) related to the fuel system. I found the charcoal filter nothing but a rusted out shell hanging in the RR wheel well with no tubes attached. The vapour tube from the tank ended at the wheel well. I removed the expansion tank thinking "KISS"- fewer connections=fewer places for leaks.

The only issue I've had is one time I "topped up" my tank- filling it up into the filler tube and had some gas 'expand' out the vapour tube. Occasionally I get a small whiff of gas vapour but then I occasionally get a whiff of oil, too- all things expected from a 50 year-old car, I think.
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[kpf]

@Marks_Bug, indeed there are some situations in the US in which a car as old as 1968 would need all of it's original emissions equipment to be intact and functioning.

In most cases, however, I suspect that people are simply restoring their cars and want to bring them back to original condition. It's a hobby.
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[Amsoiltek]

[vamram]

Isn't this thread about keeping/restoring the evap system?? A properly restored system completely eliminates fuel smell even after a fill up. Not to mention performs some minor emissions remediation.
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[1500beetle]

Hi,
i am restoring the EVAP system too. Does anybody know where this screenshot is made from?

[1500beetle]

Hi,
i am restoring the EVAP system too. Does anybody know where this screenshot is made from?

[baldessariclan]

[1500beetle]

Hi.
Does anyone have an idea which part can replace the retainer for the line at fender, VW part no 113201977?
I think the screws are M8, which is quite big. Does anyone has a better picture of that part?