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| posted on March 19th, 2003 at 02:14 PM |
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Fuel tank questions.
I was checking out my fuel tank the other day for leaks, and I found this red goo built up around the tank outlet. I was wondering what this could be?
a petrol residue?, does it mean my tank is leaking?
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| posted on March 19th, 2003 at 02:28 PM |
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Could it be red gasket goo? Maybe someone used it as a sealant?
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| posted on March 19th, 2003 at 03:55 PM |
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I don't think so, it wasn't sticky.
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| posted on March 19th, 2003 at 06:06 PM |
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'71 has threaded outlet right?
Could be a combination of a sealant on the fitting and fuel seepage.
The old super fuel had a red dye in it, and I have seen it before that it will seep out and colour whatever it comes in contact with. Perhaps it
coloured some sealant as it seeped out??
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| posted on March 19th, 2003 at 08:49 PM |
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I drive a '60 model. It has a barbed outlet. Don't know if it's super, it's been running on PULP in the 5 months or so I've
been driving it.
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| posted on March 19th, 2003 at 09:05 PM |
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Pat, It will be the red dye in the old super fuel. If its not wet then it's probably not leaking. Probably just a small amount of seepage around
the fitting.
In the non fuel gauge models (yours is a 60) the fitting has a reserve tank lever. These can weeep a bit when the seals dry up or if the reserve lever
has not been used for a while.
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| posted on March 20th, 2003 at 11:51 AM |
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posted by Pat
I drive a '60 model. , it's been running on PULP in the 5 months or so I've been driving it.
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Why PULP???
No VW (with normal compression) needs PULP - normal unleaded has a high enough octane rating and works fine for all VW engines.
Do a search on "octane" and "unleaded" for many threads on this topic.
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| posted on March 20th, 2003 at 01:02 PM |
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I have read all the arguments about that, and I personally find that my car runs a little smoother on PULP, particularly when it's hot.
I don't always run it on premium, especially when I saw it the other day for $1.13/litre.
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