fuel tank spilling on fill up

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Betty boop 1
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fuel tank spilling on fill up

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hi there i hope someone in T25 land can help betty are 1.9 dg has started being......sick when fueling this only happens just before she is full...so dropped the tank and it was nasty to say the least on top so changed tank..sender unit...bypass's on the top.....fuel filler seal......grommets and any other parts we could see on the tank that looked perishable refitted the tank and.....guess what still loosing fuel on full fill up i can see where the fuel appears but not where its coming from if i crouch down and look under here when fueling anybody else had this or know what the problem may be
The carb was changed last year from peirburg to a webber but she was fine all last year after the change :cry:

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Usual story is it is the breather pipes which connect to the plastic tanks under the wings. Did you change those at the same time ?
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