tank to pump fuel leak

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

Jim,
This is a MK I. They don't have any of the monkey motion of the MK II. No 
second pump, no little plastic fuel reservoir. Only a pipe out the bottom of 
the tank straight to the fuel pump.
HTH
Dan

From: "Jim Ruffi" <jimruffi@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Nate Lowe" <nlowe79@xxxxxxxxx>; "Scirocco List" 
<scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:47 AM
Subject: RE: tank to pump fuel leak


> Just remove the line from the tank pickup.  If you disconnect it up there
> first, there's no way gas can come out of the tank.
>
> Jim
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Nate Lowe [mailto:nlowe79@xxxxxxxxx]
>>Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 10:10 AM
>>To: Scirocco List
>>Subject: tank to pump fuel leak
>>
>>
>>Hi all, I went out to take the '79 out for a spin today and
>>noticed a slight
>>gasoline smell (probably would have been stronger if we hadn't gotten some
>>rain in the last week). After inspection it's coming from the line
>>that runs
>>from the tank to the fuel pump. I've never messed around with that
>>area, but
>>I'm assuming once I remove that line gas will start spewing out of
>>the tank.
>>Anyone got any ingenious ways of replacing that without having to drain 
>>the
>>tank? As for the hose, is that a dealer/Potterman item or is it
>>some sort of
>>standard fuel line I can pick up anywhere? If it's a specialty item, would
>>someone with ETKA mind getting me a part number? I know Mike's gonna chime
>>in and say he gave me a copy of ETKA at Cincy, but I haven't yet
>>figured out
>>how to change the language from German to English.
>>
>>Nate
>
>
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