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the tank

The leaking appears to be restricted to the Sciroccos and Cabriolets 
made after 84.5.  Both cars are made by Karmann, but I don't know if 
they are to blame or not...  A1 Rabbit car and Pickup tanks don't have 
this issue either, although they do have the fuel suffocation problem on 
turns...

I think the theory was that rust creeps in on the left seam because of 
where it sits in comparison to the left wheel?  Or was it the right?

Someone else will prolly chime in...

David

Gordon Forbess wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:27:24 -0800 (PST), Daun Yeagley
> <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> It's VW's responsibility however.  Mine was done under
>> recall in '91, but started leaking 3-4 years ago, and was
>> replaced again.
>>     
>
> So what's the deal with these problematic tanks on MK2s?  My original
> 75 tank survived an impact with a huge rock I ran over (on a ski trip)
> for a couple of years without leaking before I got tired of filling up
> with about 8 gallons.  Then I bought a replacement tank from the
> dealer (in about 88-89) and it's been trouble free since.  Am I just
> lucky, or are the carburetor tanks immune to this leak problem?
>
> Gordon
> 75 Mk I/Drake 1.9
> http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm
>
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