Date:         Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:24:01 -0500
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      repair gas tank
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    It seems my 91 GL, which is my newest/ lowest mileage Vanagon, but
unfortunately from Pennsylvania., has a gas tank with LOTS of rust in
it. After taking it off, it appears to have a LOT of rust on the upper
outside.
I've got another less rusty tank from my parts 87, but it's got a couple
of flattened areas at the back corners (possibly from over zealous SNOW
driving with 4 studded snow tires).
    Does anyone have any experience popping out dents with air pressure.
Or is this a good way to get my name on the obit page?
   This tank has some rust powder in it as well. I was thinking of
perhaps rinsing it out with metal prep (phosphoric acid) to at least
stop the rust temporarily.
OR, does anyone have a nice non-rusty tank for sale? I'm in Iowa. I
suppose it would ship by Greyhound; not sure about others- It might be
considered a bomb if it were put on an airplane! I think a tank emptied
of gasoline is perhaps more explosive than one filled with gas.
Al brase
69 doublecab, 91 vanagon, 87 parts car