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the trouble with genuine vw tanks tho is the rubber seals usually have rotted off the plastic pot so they dont work well either! these also make it hard to refurbish the tank as any coating you decide to pour inside the tank to fix them will probably gum up the swirl pot as well
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A rusty tank\contaminated fuel caused me no-end of pain when I was re-commissioning my mk1, 2 fuel pumps, accumulator, metering head, wur and injectors all had to be replaced. If I ever re-commission a mk1 again, replacing the tank will be the first thing I do!
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Try getting refurbished or buy new from VW heritage????????
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ideally you want a good used genuine tank, but as I say check the rubber seals on the swirl pot before you buy. You could try a pattern GTI tank if you're stuck and see how you go.
the problem with goign for the late cabrio/rocco setup with lifter in the tank is the pot will get in the way so you have to use a carb tank, then you have the extra problem of trying to squeeze in the swirl pot under the car as it wants to go where your fuel accumulator is now! the later cab/rocco have a smaller accumulator and its moved nearer the tank to make space
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There are also different tanks for different models which have different internals. Some suppliers\owners aren't aware of the differences so I suspect some peoples experiences with replacements will be different as they may have been supplied\fitted the wrong or poor quality part.
I don't think it is going to be possible to find a good used tanks for sale because of the age\deterioration that would have taken place by now.
Because of the design of the internal pipework\swirl pot\flap I don't think it would be possible to effectively recondition a tank using the sealer kits from frost etc. From memory the frost kit is about £60 and the new tanks about £85ish. You have to take the tank off in both cases.
I usually keep my Mk1 low on fuel as I don't want to have a build up of stale fuel in it. Not had any issues with it it running with a low level in the tank either.
The only time I could possibly see it being an issue is if you had very low fuel levels and were cornering very hard (on a track day of course). If so make sure you don't let the tank run too low.
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for the later post 84 cabrio/scirocco they are the same regardless of engine, though there are a couple numbers depending on age/market. internally they have no swirl pot or outlet or return since the carb pump sucks the fuel up thru the level sender and for injection they have a lift pump dropped in the top which sucks the fuel out to fill the external swirl pot
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I did mine back in 2013 and got this lot out of the tank!!!
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On a couple of cars that I owned we dropped the Tanks, added some #2 Sand and filled with water, then Placed then on a oscillating motor for a half a day, they came out very shiny inside and no rust.
It was a tad cheaper than running to a radiator shop, but in the end Knowing that the tank was pressure tested for leaks by the shop was one of those I don't have to think about it's for a while.
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