Date:         Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:46:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: hesitating even after new fuel filter
Comments: To: Conrad Klahn <conradk@MAC.COM>
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I hope that car wash is connected to a sewer system and that the gas
isn't going into the ground water. You should be happy you are not in
jail. The crud will never disappear, it is caused by your tank corroding
and falling a part. It will probably leak soon. Call Bus Depot for a new
one.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Conrad Klahn
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: hesitating even after new fuel filter

Hey,

I got tired of cleaning out the filter every 100 miles. A couple of
times I had to pull it every couple of blocks. Finally the outlet
clogged and that was it. (I knew the outlet was clogged because the
filter was clean - but the fuel pump was groaning loudly.)

So I pulled the tank the third time - and headed over to the car wash
<again> to clean the tank out. After $5 in quarter, I was still getting
solid crud out of the tank.

So, I took it home and looked around - and spied a jug of industrial
Johnson&Johnson floor cleaner. Put that in there, and let it sit
overnight. Took it back to the carwash, and was able to get everything
out. The floor cleaner liquified all the crud and it was much easier to
clean. The inside of the tank looked beautiful by the way.

Hopefully I am done cleaning out the tank - the fuel pump is super
quiet now. Unfortunately now I have the no-idle problem to figure out.

Conrad