Date:         Sun, 25 May 2008 20:09:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel tank photos
Comments: To: Rob <becida@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2008052518101826@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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I don't see anything amiss there either.  Glad the swap produced the result
though!   :)

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:

> With any luck this link will go to several photos of the inside of a
> gas tank from a 1984 Vanagon.
> http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa190/becida/84%20Fuel%20tank/
>
> With around 4 gal left in the tank the van ran like it was out of
> fuel, more gas fixed the problem. The fuel pump made a lot of noise,
> the PO had changed the pump to fix the noise but the new one made the
> same noise.
> After a thread about this on the list I ordered a tank and changed
> it. Having a 'bad' fuel tank in front of me and really wondering
> about the 'screen' that prevented my using the last 4 gallons I
> really had to take a look.
> After cutting the tank in half I don't see a problem. No screen to
> clog up, the hoses from the sump were not blocked.
> I can see no reason why I couldn't use the rest of that fuel, but it
> was running out of gas with 4 gallons left.
>
> Anyway here are some photos. (The pump does run quiet now)
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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