I hadn't mentioned I'd done the 1/2 cup bleach, fill it up and drive around for a few days routine first. Mike 13 gals of 18 year old scotch might be a little pricy, even at Costco.
On 5/16/11 2:15 PM, "Jeff Schwaia" <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > Good scotch? Something at least 18 years old will definitely get the bad > taste out of your mouth. > > As for the Westy tank. Did you try a little bleach? Fill the tank, run it > through the faucet for a few minutes. Then thoroughly flush the tank and > faucet with water. It also helps to let the tank sit full overnight during > the flushing process. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Mike Miller > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 1:12 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Water tank > > Vanners, > > I put a Westy interior in my 87. The water tastes pretty bad. I tried a half > cup of baking soda, filling it up and letting it sit for a couple of days. > After rinsing out still pretty bad. > > Any ideas for cleaning out the bad taste? > > > Mike > |
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