Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:00:01 -0700
Reply-To: jimt <camper2@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From: jimt <camper2@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject: Re: fuel filter and gas tank questions
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check the seals on the tops of the expansion tanks in the wheel
wells. these are the two plastic tanks that may be hidden behind the
undercoating if you had a van with it. the seals go to the vapor
valves on the top hidden out of site. that was the source of my tank
contamination. one was totally rotted out and gone except for scraps
laying inside the expansion tank. the other was hanging on by
unknown support. road dust gets kicked up there and the first
moisture kicked up later washes it down into the tank. you may or
may not also get fuel odors from the tanks.
as to the second question, a tank from an 82 had no visible screening
or anything on the pickup tube. a tank that i got off of an 83
doesnt appear to either. but i am going to cut the 83 tank open to
examine it to see what i really being used for the pickup. very
curious and the tank needs repairs anyway.
jimt
On Nov 23, 2005, at 1:40 PM, roger sisler wrote:
> Hello there. My gas tank and fuel filter must have heard all this
> recent talk about them. The fuel pump on my 85 has started to make
> noise.Filter lasted about 5K miles again. Well, here is the
> situation:I removed the filter from my parts van to replace the
> filter on my running 85 van.I knew that it had been used for about
> 10 gallons of gas, so why spend the money.This filter dumped out
> red rusty mud?I had to buy another .Well, the filter on my 85
> dumped the same red mud,only to the max, when I removed it.Never
> have I seen this mud before on either van.The other filters all
> came out clear gas when I disconnected them.Every time over a few
> years period.Whats Up? Is the gas tank rusty inside? Why had the
> parts van filter contained rust when so little gas had gone through
> it? 2 rusty tanks at the same time dosent seem right?Especially
> where I had never had this problem before. Is the alcohol free gas
> allowing water to be avaliable and to rust the tanks? What is the
> future of my gas
> tanks?
>
> Second question:To stop the noise from a clogged fuel tank sock
> filter (on the inside of the tank), I once ran a coat hanger into
> the tank exit pipe and tore through the clogged up sock.Bad idea!
> The tattered fragments of this sock now neatly fit into the fuel
> pipe where gas exits the tank.They got sucked right inside the
> pipe .Totally clogged tank now(parts van-whew ! ).My question
> is,can the tank be removed, and then remove the fuel level sender
> to gain access to rip the remaining tatters off?
>
> Clogged up vanagon owner
>
>
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