Hi folks, So, my 84 smells like gas. I had the plan of doing a fuel tank reseal this winter. So here are the questions. Van has 248,000 mils. Original tank. Lived in the south most of its life. Should I just reseal original tank if not rusty on the out side? Or, should I replace with new one with larger outlet? If a new one. What is the top choice these days? Still the Spectrum from Amazon? I have sealed the evaporation tanks and I’m sure the seals on the fuel tank are tired. Smell of gas is in the front. Other question. I have a sender seal and the original sender from my 85 that worked fine when removed. The current sender is working. Should I replace the fuel sender, with a new one or just the O ring? Another option is to purchase a tank from my local VW bus person and have him pressure test and possibly undercoat it for me before I do the install. I could even let him install the sender. Cost goes up but the tank is probably less likely to fail. Your thoughts wanted. Eric Caron |
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