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Subject:Re: Buyers beware - Fuel tank sealing kits
From:Mike South
Date:Fri, 25 May 2012 19:15:54 -0500

If it's a list vendor, they would want to know--hopefully any vendor would
want to know--might be a good idea to mail them privately, could be another
way (in addition to warning us, I mean) to save someone else the same
hassle you're going through.

mike

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just wanted to post an FYI.....
>
> A fuel tank sealing kit was purchased for my van by a friend.  On
> installation we realized the gasket for the sending unit was not correct.
>  The vendor had supplied a slightly larger sized seal which we were not
> able to get to seal correctly.   One vendor even lists a BMW p/n which is
> 1mm oversize.  This one was closer to 2.5" rather than 58mm.  Ended up
> ordering the $6 gasket from VW to make sure it was correct this time.
>  Not publicly going to mention which vendor but buyer beware.  We are now
> having to drop the tank AGAIN.....
>
> Jason
>

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