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On 20 Apr 2003 at 6:15, Aaron Clow wrote: > Discovered a while ago that my gas tank was bone > dry... Have taken the opportunity to replace all the > fuel lines and checked the condition of the gas tank. > I also figured I'd do the brakes now as I can probably > get to the master cylinder fairly easily. It's really just as easy to get at the MC from below, and then you don't risk messing anything up when you remove the tank. Lots of people have trouble getting the tank to seal again if they remove it. > Is there anything else I might want to check, replace, > or recondition while there is the "benefit" of no fuel > in the system? No > Also, there is one part I can't seem to identify > (couldn't find it in the Bentley or Clymer, etc). On > the front torsion beam on the opposite side of the > fuel pump was a flat, circular canister that was > connected to the pressure (middle) part of the fuel > pump, through this canister and a line that goes down > the tunnel. Also, my fuel pump bracket didn't seem to > be connected to the lower rubber bushing. It just > seemed to "rest" there. Is that normal? That's a damper or muffler for the pump. I really don't think it's needed. The pump mounts on 2 rubber bushings which can break if overstressed. You should replace it if it's bad, but you probably won't be able to without destroying the other one, too. I have good US made (1/4-20 thread) spares. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org