How many gallons of gas in a 'Roc?--Why I asked about this...

[patrick.bureau at gmail.com (Patrick Bureau)]

David,

I have swapped a 1989 Rabbit Cabriolet gaz tank into my 85 scirocco
because my scirocco gas tank was leaking, seems there was a bad batch
of tanks that leaked after some years (mine took 16 to start).

Now The issue I can see right on top of my head on your idea is
swapping the 13 gallons gaz tank into a car that was designed for a 11
gallon tank will be a problem.
Space-wize I do not beleive it will fit.

Concerning tank repair, the gaz tank I took from a scrap yard
cabriolet, I sent to a local radiator repair shop, and they cleaned it
out, drilled a corner, tapped and installed a drain plug (greatest
invention on this world....lol) and sealed it  (now not all radiator
shop handle gaz tyanks mine does) , so its basically samer as new.

As for the leaking gaz tank I showed it to him to see if they could
repair that gas tank, and the answer was no, because it leaks at the
seams. (perhaps this was too much work (considering I paid 25$/tank
and 55$/refurb  for mine), for him or simply not feasible. I dump the
tank back at the yard (grin).

-- 
Patrick Bureau - patrick.bureau@gmail.com
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1985 2L VW Scirocco (Dead - Bent Valves)
1989 1.8L VW Rabbit Cabriolet (Daily Driver)
1998 4L Jeep Cherokee Sport
1991 7.3L Diesel Ford F250 


On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 9:02:59 -0400, David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> All,
>  The reason I ask, is I am considering taking the gas tank and spare tire well from my parts 16V Roc and installing it in my GTI...  The 16V has a compact spare, which should be good for a bit of weight reduction, and of course to have what appears to be a 14-15 gallon tank vs. the puny 10.5 I have now...  One concern I have is that there are problems with these tanks.  Where do they split, and why?  Has anyone done a repair on one and been successful?  One final question:  I am about to buy a new exhaust, will I have to buy another when I get the compact spare and different tank in there?
> 
> Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated, as usual...  :-)
> 
> David