Idiot newby with usual problem

Hi folks

I've gone and got myself a Golf Clipper 1989. It's alright but suffering from the usual fuel neck grot.  I've ordered a replacement neck only for it to be too short, which is a ball ache. I thought the Clipper had a shorter neck, so are there 3 sizes of these? Anyway, can someone point me in the right direction for the correct one for my Clipper?


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Ta muchly

Hey Alex, welcome along to the club!

I didn't know there was 3 to be honest! You want to either talk to mark at vw classic, or classic VW, I always forget!

Or rich at crazyquffs, they do stainless ones, although a little bit more expensive

You're best off replacing the gasket as well, if you haven't already got it

Cheers

Si

Cheers Si.

I've seen the stainless steel one, it's a bit salty for my budget. Yeah the gasket is borked so I'll be slapping a new one on too. I just don't want to splash out on the wrong one AGAIN. Will check out your suggestions

No worries mate, Mark and Richard both know their stuff, they won't steer you wrong

Did you order one for a cabriolet or tintop as they do differ?

When you get the right one make sure you paint it before fitting it as the paint on it when you buy it is to stop it rusting when sat on a shelf and no good once under the wheel arch and getting stones, mud and water thrown at it, I painted mine with expoxy mastic, stone chip paint, Hammerite in white to match the colour of my car the a good coat of waxoyl, the Hammerite has mostly chipped off now so I would not recommend just using that stuff.

The tin top one is much longer than the cab, and goes at a different angle, I cut about 6" off the tintop one I fitted and bent it to pieces, that was a fun day wasn't it cavs !

Any idea what I've got here then. Is it for an early Cabrio or something? It was listed for a Clipper, which is clearly tosh

Could be, what engine does yours have Alex?

chortle you know a lot about cabs, was the earlier a different tank?

@funkstar crazyquiff sort this nice fella out with the right part

1989 should be the larger fuel tank, 55l, you should have a space saver spare wheel.
Not sure if this is the right one, might be worth a phone call or see and check the part in a store?
http://www.gsfcarparts.com/293vg0130

its also a good idea to change the rubber hose from the filler neck to the fuel tank and 2 new jubilee clips make life easier.
2 sizes again so check it's the right one, gsf website is not great with sizes and info!
FUEL HOSE - FILL NECK TO TANK

I've got a 89 Clipper with 1.8 Carb

Think that's the tintop one mark1gls - looks much to long

That's what I was getting at as well, you'll have the large tank, couldn't remember the year though

Thanks Mark, I assume this is the same but cheap. Maybe I'll buy it to hack up and bodge… er.. adapt carefully
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/V-W-GOLF-MK1-1981-1983-PETROL-TANK-FILLER-NECK-NEW-/350532162470

If you're gonna bodge it you can have my old one, where you based?

You should be able to get one off eBay.
There's is at least two different ones. As I think the early cabby 79/80 had the tin top fitting.

Use the google search box on the top left corner search for filler neck. I'm sure there will be a guide to modding one to fit.

 

You have a spare? I'm in Kent, where are you?

Well I didn't like that I bodged the other one and one happened to come up, I changed it last weekend, I'm Manchester, but in London at the weekend? Probably no good to you haha.

AlexG said

Thanks Mark, I assume this is the same but cheap. Maybe I'll buy it to hack up and bodge… er.. adapt carefully
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/V-W-GOLF-MK1-1981-1983-PETROL-TANK-FILLER-NECK-NEW-/350532162470

The one in your link is for a tin top so it's slightly different.
Perhaps the old one you have taken off is a replacement which has been made to fit before and the new one you have is right and you just need a longer rubber hose to join it to the fuel tank?

As it says in this link it need modding to fit.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FUEL-TANK-FILLER-NECK-NEW-FOR-VW-MK1-GOLF-CABRIOLET-171201129F-/391218806246?fits=Model%3AGolf&hash=item5b16753de6

this one is shorter.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/V-W-GOLF-MK1-1974-1991-FUEL-TANK-FILLER-NECK-FOR-CABRIOLET-NEW-/351475270282?fits=Model%3AGolf&hash=item51d58f028a

in the first picture of your filler necks the new one is a shorter one but the one taken off the car is longer??
 

Ah, yeah Manchester/London not convenient for me. Cheers anyway.

Interesting shout about the rubber hose being chopped… but the angle's wrong

I have a 1988 car and can get a picture of mine if any use, I know it's the same filler neck as fitted buy VW as I replaced like for like and I owned the car for 21 years so it's was not very old when I got it, I won't be able to get a picture till Friday night as its in my rented garage up the road with out an engine in at the moment!