Date:         Sat, 11 Mar 2000 00:07:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Carl Krucke <ckrucke@AWOD.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Carl Krucke <ckrucke@AWOD.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rusty Gas Tank.  Help!
Comments: To: Volksiebus@NETSCAPE.NET
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My 82 sat for a few years before I got it.  It was going through filters
every 150 to 500 miles, bet I put 10 of them on there.  Eventually I stopped
on the road one day because enough scaley rust had gotten around the pickup
inside the tank to clog it too.  I used some bailing wire I happened to have
to rod it out right then and there, so I could get home.  After that I just
called the Bus Depot and coughed up the bucks for a new one.  The list says
they rust through the top eventually anyway, so I figured I'd get it over
with.  Replace all the fuel lines and grommets you can while you're in
there.

I unfortunately happened to get a real good look at my gas tank earlier this
evening, when I got T-boned in an intersection by a 17 year old girl in a
Nissan 300ZX who ran a red light.  Knocked me sideways and I rolled onto the
passenger side.  Nice looking gas tank, clean filter and fresh fuel lines
were easily seen by everyone gathered around.  After we righted it, I was
able to drive it home, but I think it's done for.  I'm sure the insurance
company won't think it's worth what I do, and likely won't pony up for the
repairs.  Bummer.

Carl
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Date:    Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:44:12 EST
From:    Ray Nemo <Volksiebus@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject: Rusty Gas Tank.  Help!

Gas tank has lotsa rust apparently. It was used. Had someone put it in a =
few
months ago. Guess he didn't do much of a job cleaning it out first. I hav=
en't
driven the bus much until the last few weeks.

The rust clogged my fuel filter which made the fuel pump whine alot. (I
thought the pump was bad and almost replaced that $180 piece of unobtaniu=
m.) =

Replaced the fuel filter yesterday. Ran great for several hours. Then the=

symptoms returned. =


Pulled the new filter. Rusty particles again. Drained the tank. Probably =
a cup
of gritty rust particles in the pan. Bet there's more, right? =


   Well, I needed to replace those fore to aft coolant lines anyway.

   So I'm gonna drop the tank. Prefer-to-work-on-Buicks grandpa says drop=
it,
clean out the rust out and forget it. It'll take years for more rust to b=
uild
up. Any thoughts? Is there something I should put in the tank? Sealer of =
some
sort? None at my FLAPS. Where do I get it? =