Fuel problem

Asked by Ron Aug 12, 2018 at 12:08 PM about the 1971 Volkswagen Beetle

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 1971 beetle the fule tank gets
pressure in it.it will start then runs out
of gas to the carb. The shaft to the fuel
pump slides freely

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Brianator answered 5 years ago

Keep the fuel cap cracked loose to let air in and see if that helps, it's supposed to have a vented cap as as vacuum will be created inside the tank and will equalize with the output of the pump quickly without one

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