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Re: HELP - Gas tank flushing



how hard is it to remove the gas tank? i've got a leak that i need repaired 
that isnt covered in any of the recall campaigns. or would it be cheaper to 
go w/ a new tank?

dave


>From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
>To: amigos@elp.rr.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: HELP - Gas tank flushing
>Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:13:51 -0000
>
>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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