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January 20, 2012 at 7:12 pm #1592
alexisblades
MemberI’m looking at changing my tank from golf2 to golf3, in order to ditch the under-car fuel pump assembly, and go with the later in-tank high-pressure pump. All depends on the similarity between golf3 and golf2 boot floors. Can anyone tell me if the golf3 syncro fuel tank will fit in the golf2 syncro?
January 20, 2012 at 11:04 pm #9023Chris S
ModeratorIn a word no, the Golf 3 syncro tank has an extra sticky out part that fouls the Golf 2 Syncro underbody,
What you can do is to cut the small pump neck out & (Plastic – ABS) weld the wider G3S neck in, its not that difficult,
I have done it to a couple of tanks now, but there again in a previous life I used to be a plastics engineer. [
]January 21, 2012 at 5:32 am #9024alexisblades
MemberAh ok, cheers. I was hoping it might go in unmolested. Never mind, it’s 100 euros shipped so a little pricey for cutting up. In that case I guess a standard fwd m3 tank would do the job instead. What do you use for the heat source when welding abs, and do you use a filler rod?
January 21, 2012 at 10:55 am #9025Chris S
ModeratorWith filler rod
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=steinel+abs+rod&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&rlz=1I7ADFA_nlNL463&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=843&wrapid=tlif132710167607810&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9069124623739817882&sa=X&ei=eZkaT_6bOsm7hAeA77W3DA&ved=0CEYQ8wIwAA#
January 22, 2012 at 5:21 pm #9026Chris S
ModeratorThe neck from any wide neck tank can be welded into the G2S tank in place of the small neck.
January 22, 2012 at 5:29 pm #9028Chris S
ModeratorJanuary 26, 2012 at 5:26 pm #9029alexisblades
MemberTa, yes I spotted the golf 3 one earlier, which is what brought on the thought of fitting it. Quite different then. It’s also occurred to me that the golf 3 in-tank pump is only 3 or 4 bar for digifant or whatever, whereas mine needs to be 6 bar for the kjet, so another stumbling block. I might be better off just making a shield to protect the original pump, and leaving it where it is under the car.
January 30, 2012 at 9:47 pm #9038bert_16vt
Memberi did use a walbro in tank, a 255. it goes up to 8bar of pressure.
that works with a full tank of gas. but if your down to about 1/4 than it gets tricky in the corners. you can solve this with a fuel catch tank and use a external fuelpump in the car.
I wanted to do the same, i already bought a g3s tank ……..
Sow now i know it wont fit.
but chris if you weld in the big hole, is there a bajonet fitting on the bottom of the g2s tank so you can fit the g3 fuel pump?January 31, 2012 at 2:06 pm #9039Chris S
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but chris if you weld in the big hole, is there a bajonet fitting on the bottom of the g2s tank so you can fit the g3 fuel pump?No there isn’t, but you cut that out of the 2wd tank & glue it in the bottom of the syncro tank.
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