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Title: its raining don't open the door
Post by: dj g on 12 March 2005, 18:11: :sad:i dont know if all cabs do this but cause we have had such good weather ?:tongue:NOT when i open the doors the water runs straight in to the car all over the seats and down the door etc ?:angry: when the car gets washed which is not often keep getting flooded :laugh:helppppppppppppppp please :rolleyes:
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: Dinky on 12 March 2005, 18:27: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17494.0
^check out the stuff it mentions on that list hun

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: dj g on 12 March 2005, 19:03: thank you for that babes :wink:
p.s is a filler neck trim a good thing to get if your changing filler neck do you now
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: Phil303 on 14 March 2005, 13:45: Not sure about this.

My filler neck and petrol cap recess rusted through from the inside of the arch as it's a major rust trap. Adding anything to the bodywork that could potentially trap water behind it might be a bad thing in such a crucial area.

I'm being cautious only because I've been through the hassle of repairing the filler, neck and wing but thanks to some shoddy workmanship I'm going to have to get it done again. Joy.

Phil
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: dj g on 14 March 2005, 19:14: thank you PHIL303 ?:wink: my filler neck needs replacing big time cars cutting out been told maybe getting water in th tank
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 15 March 2005, 08:34: When I bought my cab I had a hole the size of a tennis ball in my filler neck from all the rust in it :huh:
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: dj g on 15 March 2005, 09:24: did you change just the filler neck or the tank has well
Quote from: Bronze MK1 Cab on 15 March 2005, 08:34
When I bought my cab I had a hole the size of a tennis ball in my filler neck from all the rust in it? :huh:

:embarassed:
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: Phil303 on 15 March 2005, 09:29: DJ G - it may be water causing the car to cut out but it also might be rust as well.

As the neck rusts, some of it falls into the tank and although there are filters in the fuel line they won't stop everything. I was sucking up rust and it was blocking my carb, causing the car to cut out just like you are probably getting.

Eventually I had a new tank and filler neck put on and also had the carb cleaned out.

Whatever work you do around the fuel neck area, I strongly recommend you pack as much Waxoyl into the area under the wheel arch as you can to stop it happening again.
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: Bronze MK1 Cab on 15 March 2005, 10:57: Quote from: Phil303 on 15 March 2005, 09:29
DJ G - it may be water causing the car to cut out but it also might be rust as well.

As the neck rusts, some of it falls into the tank and although there are filters in the fuel line they won't stop everything. I was sucking up rust and it was blocking my carb, causing the car to cut out just like you are probably getting.

Eventually I had a new tank and filler neck put on and also had the carb cleaned out.

Whatever work you do around the fuel neck area, I strongly recommend you pack as much Waxoyl into the area under the wheel arch as you can to stop it happening again.
That's good advise, I need to pack some of that sh1t under mine :wink:

I had to throw away my pierberg carb and get a weber because of the filler neck. Luckly I've never had to have the tank cleaned and it runs great now :smiley:
Title: Re: its raining don't open the door
Post by: dj g on 15 March 2005, 12:53: i have a k-jet 1.8 gti :cry:what about the injecters :laugh: thank you all for the info :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: