In a message dated 28/03/2004 10:54:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

THe  title said it all.. My daily driver Syncro lost its gas tank
friday.   Both straps rusted away, and the fuel tank is now sitting on  the
tranaxle.  I've got some ideas.  At work we have this  stainless steel
strap, that we use to box up machines. I'm going to find a  way to
attach this right under what is left of the original  setup.
Anyone have any other ideas for a cheap  fix?
Eric, and all you Syncro owners.  This is  occurring on ALL Syncros.  Go have
a look !  Funny the tank fell out  though as every Syncro tank I've tried to
remove required the use of large pry  bars to get it unstuck from its
location.  One of the big problems with the  OEM installation is that they put that
silver insulation on the bottom of the  tank and any rustproofing that was ever
done to the vehicle did not reach the  other side of that silver crap and
therefore rusting of all the components on  the back side is prevalent.
Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004
'87 Westy & Lionel  Trains
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