Slinky2836

Hi All, I have recently changed all fuel lines on my wifes 80 cabriolet. Once the car was running again everything seemed good, however once the engine was turned off the breather allows fuel into the charcoal filter, this then drips from the overflow below the car, all be it only sporadically. I have since found another post which gave guidance on how to test the solenoid which controls the flow of vapour through the breather. Having now checked this it would appear that the solenoid is defunct. My main concern is should there be fuel in this pipe at all? It would also appear that I have a few options; could I simply cap off this breather and ignore it? do I change the solenoid as the only ones available are second hand or could I opt for a purge valve from a newer audi/VW as I could get a new one for about £10-15 I hope someone has some answers or could even can cast some light on this. Also has anyone have any of the rubber separators which hold the fuel lines in the sprung stainless steel clips. I removed mine when changing the fuel lines and put them in a safe place. I need about 8 I think. Cheers Simon

Hi all new member here. During these very strange times I have taken advantage of my down time and am trying to get my wifes 80 cabriolet ready for it's MOT, (it's been an ongoing project for 2 ish years), so no excuses. I have changed the steel fuel lines for modern fuel lines connecting these before they go up the bulkhead. Now I am almost certain that I have reconnected them in the correct order! The car starts and runs all be it on axle stands, the problem starts when the engine is turned off. Fuel begins to drip from the charcoal filter overflow situated below the drivers footwell. This leads me to believe that I have mixed up the return pipe and the one serving the charcoal filter, problem is I don't want to swap the pipes over potentially making things worse. so the question is can anyone enlighten me as to the correct order of the pipes from the tank going forward or has anyone any other ideas as to the source of this problem. Apart from this mystery everything else is going well, just waiting for more bits to be delivered. Just need the phone to stay quiet for a bit longer and I can get this finished. Cheers Simon