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On 8 Apr 2004 at 14:36, Todd Heimer wrote: > >Are you sure that's where the leak is? It's pretty > >unusual for the seam to spring a leak. I've never > >seen this. > > Well, I'm not sure. Haven't taken the tank out yet. > The symptom I see is gas stain/dirt accumulation > inside the trunk area starting at the top edge of the > tank and extending about 1" toward the windshield. > And gasoline smell and drips under the car when the > tank is > 3/4 full. Check to make sure you don't have 2 different leaks: The outside one may be in the overflow hose, the inside one might be any of the little hoses there. Best to just fill it up and catch it in the act. I doubt that the tank is the problem. When they leak it's usually from the bottom, from rust where water settles inside, but even this is rare. Most leaks are from rubber parts. I agree with you that fixing it yourself is the best route. I always try that first, too. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org