RE: used parts/bad mpg

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

Could be the seal on the plate on top of the tank that the fuel lifter 
is attached to (under the rear seat), although when I had a problem with 
it there was a _STRONG_ smell inside the car as well.

If the cold start valve was on all the time the car would idle very high 
and drive very poorly.

HTH.

Ewan Hopkins...

'85 Storm 2.0
'86 GT 1.8


>From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
>To: 'Scirocco List' <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>, 'Ian' <e@sbbs.se>
>Subject: RE: used parts/bad mpg
>Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 10:04:20 -0500
>
>
>>
>>BTW since no one responded to my poor mileage question let me say I 
now have
>>a faint gasoline smell that I notice when I get out of the car? Could 
this
>>be down to the cold start valve just staying open? Would that create 
such a
>>drop in mileage? (I'm down to 20mpg in suburbs driving - not really 
city but
>>not quite highway either!)
>
>aahhh....  leaky gas tank.  i'll bet on it.  i can't fill mine more 
than
>halfway now until it leaves a nice flammable trail behind me when i
>drive.  both sciroccos i've owned (81S and now 86 16V) have had leaky
>gas tanks.  check it out next time you fill up and drive a while then
>stop.  look under yr car and see if you can find any drips.  could be
>that and possibly bad O2 or temp sensor making your car run rich.
>
>chris
>86 16V scirocco
>>
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