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Subject:Re: Coolant leak(again)
From:Bj�rn
Date:Fri, 27 Mar 1998 12:48:49 -0800

At 10:24 PM 26/03/98 -0800, you wrote:

>Don't doubt it - the tanks tend to make a 'ring' crack where the sender
>screws in.  Also, make sure to replace the *special* (silicone rubber?) O
>ring under the sender.
>
>Austin
>
>
The sender could be "screwed" too. I have had one crack just where the
0-ring is. In this case the tank was okay. My experience is that the tanks
fail at the seams.

Bj�rn Ratjen

1987 Syncro Est Alia (self camperized)
1995 Passat TD
(1982 Vanagon Diesel)
1979 VW Bus (self- camperized)