[T2] some good news

[c.dreike]

Kevin,
Here is the link to Wolfsburg West fuel tanks:
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/fuelsystem/fuel_tank_bus.cfm
Select your year.

Fuel systems:
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/fuelsystem/fuel_system_bus.cfm?type=2

Chris


On 8/11/2017 10:20 AM, david raistrick wrote:
>> 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.
> ...you've found new split or bay tanks??!!   where?  I'll supplement
> my stash of vintage tanks.
>
>
> that said:  the red-kote in my tank solved a LOT of problems, 6 years strong.
>
> the current fuels pull a really fine powdery rust off the walls of the
> tank, and it'll bypass the typical fuel filters and clogs the jets in
> the carb.
>
> next:  you were probably still running the 2015 gas in the tank?  it
> sucks water out of the air like no other - btdt.   Get that stuff out
> of there and dont reuse it without recovering it first and replace
> with fresh.
>
> Want to salvage the fuel?   get a fuel/water seperating filter funnel
> and strain the fuel through that to pull most of the water out.   Then
> add a dose of PRI to the old fuel.  (it works. really.  better than
> any "stabilizer" and will revitalize old fuel.  I had fuel in the bus
> that -would not- ignite by spark.  even in my lawn mower.   a PRI
> treatment and it burned fine.  (though I prefer to blend it back in).)
>
> oh - and I still run 2 inline filters before the carb just in case,
> with a big RE magnet taped to the first one...
>
>
> red-kote (1 qt if you squeeze it, or 2 to be safe):
> https://www.amazon.com/Red-Kote-Quart-Sealer-Diesel/dp/B009X0JOSM/
>
> filter funnel (or larger sizes too):
> https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Funnel-AF3CB-Fuel-Filter/dp/B000SOIRCG/
>
> PRI:
> https://www.amazon.com/PRI-Fuel-Stabilizer-Gasoline-Economy/dp/B005JP16TA
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