Interesting. The tank that came out of my '81 and the new Brazilian tank have very similar insides: https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/newgastank I have no idea if my old tank was OEM but it may have been. Maybe there was a crossover of sorts happening around '84 involving both types of tanks? Or maybe with the diesel option in the earlier MY Vanagons, the tank didn't require a filter? Neil. On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 4:30 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: Other cut open tanks I have seen had a filter down there. If you examine > those photos closely you can see that the 4 metal supports that come > together in the center of the tank have been folded over at the ends near > the canter. AFAIK, this is to make room for a filter assembly basket that > snaps down into the center hole. Fuel passes through the fine mesh outside > surface of the basket and then drops down that hole into the lowest part of > the tank where the pickup is. > > Here is a different photo of what was said to be an 84 tank cut open, > showing the filter basket fitted where the 4 supports are folded at the > canter. > > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/**gallery/pix/889180.jpg<http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/889180.jpg> > > Mark > > > neil n wrote: > >> Thanks for those pics. >> >> The new Brazilian tank I installed looks similar. So there's no filter in >> depression at tank bottom? >> >> -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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