Re: HELP - Gas tank flushing

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

Hmm, yes, I guess removeing the tank would be the best way to go, problem is 
finding the time to do it. I'll try flushing it in-situ and go for your 
suggestion if that fails.

Thanks,

Ewan.


>From: John Erickson <amigos@elp.rr.com>
>To: "scirocco.org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: HELP - Gas tank flushing
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:31:27 -0600
>
>"Ewan Hopkins"  wrote:
>
> > My latest acquisition, the '87 GT ( CARBED ) has a problem with major
> > amounts of shit in the tank - loks like rust judging by the contents of 
>the
> > fuel filter. PO had a bill for tank cleaning within the last year and
> > everything else in the circuit has been replaced, so he was obviously
> > stuffed on that deal.
> > Question is: is it possible to do a reasonable job of flushing the tank
> > without removing it? I'm guessing that if the filler neck hose is
> > disconnected and the tank is washed out with petrol, through the lifter
> > aperture under the rear seat, then the crap should be flushed out of the
> > filler inlet. What I don't know is if there are baffles in the tank that 
>are
> > going to defeat this approach.
>
>I've had to clean out the tanks on many old Volvos.  Your best bet is
>removing the tank and taking it to a radiator shop.  They have a real nasty
>caustic solution they soak radiators in that does wonders on gas tanks.
>I've never bothered with any kind of coating when I was done and had no
>problems.
>
>--
>John
>'00 Jetta GLS VR6
>'87 Scirocco 16v
>  + El Paso, TX +
>
>
>
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