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On 3 Apr 2003 at 9:11, Tad Heckaman wrote: > What I can get from the PO's neighbor, is that the PO had problems with > rust with the old fuel tank (like having to clean out he filters nearly > everyday), so he pulled one out of his "parts" gia and put it on top of > the old tank. Then he replaced the fuel pump with an electric pump. The > car did have fuel injection at first, but he swapped them out for dual > carbs (which make it really hard to check the plugs). It is most likely that the "overflow" hose under the RF fender was broken. This lets water into the tank and causes all kinds of problems. It's easy to fix if you spot it early, but if left unattended it will ruin everything that the fuel runs thru. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org