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> The sealer worries me because there is a passage at the bottom of the > bowl inside the tank that could easily get clogged, depending on how > thick the sealant is. What's more, where you'd want the sealant to be > the thickest (the very bottom of the tank) is the same aforementioned > delicate area. And once the sealant is in, it's not coming out and > there's no fixing it. > > Here's a picture of the passage in question: > > http://www.hallvw.clara.net/gftunks7.gif > > As you can see, if that gets clogged you're screwed. > That's a drawing from Geoff Tunks, one of our club members. I agree with you, don't put the sealer in, but maybe keep an eye out for a tank that's got no rust. Must be quite a few of them over there in the dry states. When all's said and done, even rusty tanks can be repaired, but quite a few on the list have had trouble with fuel starvation as the tank got lower due to the channel getting clogged. In Geoff Tunks' case, the return nozzle was almost touching the opening and wasn't doing its job in helping to force the fuel from the outer part of the tank to get back into the inner cup. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~