Date:         Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:28:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Chuck Kuecker <ckuecker@CKENT.ORG>
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From:         Chuck Kuecker <ckuecker@CKENT.ORG>
Subject:      Re: NEED GAS TANK
In-Reply-To:  <4264B332.12142.6E4BE4FA@swright.zuiko.sls.bc.ca>
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Beware the aftermarket tanks - I got one for my GL, and it fit OK except
for one fitting at the bottom, where I had to braze on the fitting from the
old tank - the new one was the wrong size. The other problem is lack of
anti-slosh baffles - if I let the tank get below 1/4 full, and make a hard
right turn, the engine starves for fuel until the sloshing quits.

Otherwise, it beat the heck out of a factory part... $$$$ :)

Chuck Kuecker

At 09:28 04/19/2005, Shawn Wright wrote:
>On 19 Apr 2005 at 10:20, James Vidal <james@PBCLIBRARY.ORG> wrote:
>
> > My gas tank rusted through on my 1991 Carat and need a new one. Any
> > recommendations on where to get one?
>
>I got one from CIP1.com for $139. Definitely not as good as OEM, thinner
>metal, and cheap paint, but it fits and works fine. I added about 4 coats of
>paint before installing, paying special attention to seams.
>If you want OEM, I think Busdepot.com, Vanagain.com etc have them for a
>bit more. In my case, CIP1.com is local, so I saved shipping cost.
>
>Shawn Wright
>http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
>'85 Jetta D
>'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
>  (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
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