Re: Leaking petrol tank - questions

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

I'll keep an eye out in the yards - not many MKIs left over here though!
I'm probably not going to have enough time to find a tank and swap it at the 
moment, as I have a bunch of other stuff which needs urgent fixing at the 
weekend. I need to cure the leak pronto, tho',  so I can keep the police 
happy - they noticed the leak during a random spot-check - so I'll just case 
the job this weekend and use some tank patch if need be 'till I get time.

thanks,

Ewan.


>From: thescirocco@juno.com
>To: ewanhopkins@hotmail.com
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Leaking petrol tank - questions
>Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 09:38:12 -0400
>
>
>
>On Thu, 17 May 2001 12:03:22 -0000 "Ewan Hopkins"
><ewanhopkins@hotmail.com> writes:
> > My tank has sprung a leak. The car is MKII CIS with in-tank lifter
> > pump. I
> > haven't had a chance to look to see if it is something easy to fix,
> > like the
> > flex hose connecting the filler neck to the tank or the
> > lifter/sender plate
> > o-ring  - here's hoping!  There is a damp patch round where the
> > flex-hose
> > connects to the tank but I haven't been under the car so I can't see
> > if it
> > is running down the side of the tank.
> > My question is - is it possible to drop the tank enough to be able
> > to see a
> > leak on the top or sides of the tank without dropping the rear axle.
> > I'm
> > assuming that, once I disconnect the fuel lines and sender/pump
> > connections,
> > there's nothing else connected to the tank, other than the filler
> > line. Is
> > that correct?
> > If I do have to drop the axle, any hints/BTDTs would be appreciated.
> > How long is it likely to take to swap a tank, if I need to?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Ewan Hopkins
>
>It only takes a couple of hours to swap tanks...
>
>I leave the filler neck on the tank when I drop the Mk.2+ gas tanks,
>that way you don't have any fuel spilling out.
>
>All you do is disconnect the 13mm bolt holding the filler neck on,
>work the wire out of the bellows at the top of the filler neck, and push
>the rubber bellows through.
>
>I have an extra Mk.2+ tank, but shipping would be ridiculous...
>
>Unless you can come up with a set of Mk.1 euro bumpers, then I'd bring
>the tank with me and install it for you.  8^)
>
>Peter - http://thescirocco.com
>
>
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