[T2] some good news

[Dave Gillingham]

My $.02:

I found (in the greater San Diego area) it is not too much more costly to buy a new tank rather than have yours boiled out.  Eastwood also makes a tank cleaning/sealing kit, but I wasn’t overwhelmed with it.  

My one big lesson learned when I was dealing with a problem like yours (on my 73 panel van) is to make sure you have help (or some sort of clamp) ready when you pull the fuel line from the tank nipple.  I barely touched mine recently and it broke (despite having been replaced in the last couple of years) leaving me with my finger in the dike and gas running down my arm.  No good choices at that point.  Fortunately, after about 10 min, my son happened along and was able to get me a clamp.  I think in the future (for my now self-imposed mandatory annual fuel line replacements) I will have a plugged short section of fuel line to jam on the tank nipple ready just in case (!

Dave Gillingham
Owner/Broker
Coronado Island Realty
Office: 619-435-0145
Mobile: 619-992-5318
 
 

On 8/11/17, 9:54 AM, "type2 on behalf of Erik Burtis" <type2-bounces at type2.com on behalf of ewdb92 at gmail.com> wrote:

    Flushing the tank and cleaning the internal filter sock sounds like the
    best place to start and is fairly simple if you have enough gas cans.  Had
    this issue with a beetle some years ago and had good results by flushing
    the tank and then using a bowl fuel filter right under the tank to catch
    98% of the debris and the standard filter further down stream.  The bowl
    filter allowed debris to settle out while not clogging the lines.  Come to
    think of it, I'm pretty sure I left the filter sock off so it wouldn't clog
    up the works.  Kept an eye on the bowl filter and changed it whenever
    needed.  The standard filter got changed about the normal rate. Served me
    well for about a year before I sold the bug.  Long term solution is to take
    the tank to a radiator place to have cleaned out (or do it yourself) and
    then seal it.
    
    Erik
    
    On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Kevin Guarnotta <kevin at guarnottadesign.com>
    wrote:
    
    > Well that good news didn't last.
    >
    > I got my '65 bus. Did a couple short trips. Then packed it up to go to NH
    > for the weekend.
    >
    > I didn't get far on the highway - when it started sputtering. Fuel issue
    > again. New filter appears to be clogged already. State trooper comes along
    > and helps me. I sort of limp off the highway, and get to a gas station. I'm
    > think if I add some fuel, maybe this will help. But it doesn't I can sort
    > of drive for short spurts, and try to limp home. Eventually after two hours
    > of limping - I call a tow truck. Get towed home.
    >
    > I think I've got to pull the petcock from the tank and try to flush the
    > tank? Maybe I'll go back to the simple original petcock instead of the
    > reserve style that I installed.
    >
    > -Kevin Guarnotta
    > Jamaica Plain, MA
    >
    > '78 Westy
    > '69 Singlecab
    > '65 Ez-camper
    >
    >
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