UPDATE:Re: Leaking petrol tank - questions

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

To everyone who posted replies - thanks!  The leak turned-out to be the hose 
from the bottom of the filler neck to the tank inlet so not too difficult to 
fix. Wish they were all like that!

Thanks again

Ewan Hopkins...

'85 Storm 2.0
'86 GT 1.8



>From: thescirocco@juno.com
>To: ewanhopkins@hotmail.com
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Leaking petrol tank - questions
>Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 10:38:06 -0400
>
>
>
>On Thu, 17 May 2001 14:21:46 -0000 "Ewan Hopkins"
><ewanhopkins@hotmail.com> writes:
> > 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.
>
>I just saw a show on TLC, The Learning Channel, about European police
>chases and their random spot checks.
>
>How common are the spot checks?
>
>In the US, they usually only do spot safety checks on tractor trailers...
>
> > >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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