[T3] Follow Up on the long term squareback running issues....

[James Lingenfelter]

   .....this was the car that started out with intermittent (every  
few weeks) mysterious stalling, eventually becoming undrivable.....  
with me chasing down possible ignition problems, and then as it  
worsened, symptoms seemed to indicate fuel problem.
The verdict is in: last I talked with you guys, you recommended  
looking in the fuel tank, with water and junk in the tank being #1  
suspect. Inspection of the tank revealed that it was very clean  
inside, BUT the little screen had been removed from over the outlet  
to the fuel line. It also revealed that somebody had sealed around  
the outlet, as well as filled the old return line hole, with some  
kind of red-looking sealer. The sealer around the outlet seemed to be  
deteriorating, and sure enough, that's what the problem turned out to  
be. Some pieces of that red silicone had come loose and made their  
way right into the fuel line, but never made it to the filter.
   So now, proper seal in place, "sock" installed in the tank, runs  
great, hopefully problem is 100% solved. Thanks to everybody for the  
help with this!
   -Jimmy