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More of the original thread. >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org] >>>>>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:58 PM >>>>>To: incynr8 >>>>>Subject: RE: 5/16 fuel lines >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On 11 Jul 2002, at 21:32, incynr8 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It sure does, I bought a 25 foot spool for 25 bucks, >>>>>nice and thick, >>>>>> and a nearly perfect match, which stainless fuel injection hose >>>>>> clamps., and I'm in business. >>>>> >>>>>Sounds about right. ;-) >>>>> >>>>>> Unfort the gas tank is NOT. Delving deeper, and >>>>>> removing the sender, I find there is a blob of tar like nasty in >>>>>> there, slowly crawling out the cigar tube hole, cigar filter was >>>>>> trashes, barely removeable. Real shame they didn' park >>>>>her on an empty >>>>>> tank, pull the fuel pump wires, and run here dry. But >>>>>who thinks of >>>>>> that? >>>>> >>>>>If you remove all the gas, the tank will rust pretty >>>>>quickly, so you're probably >>>>>better off. >>>>> >>>>>> Carfeully saving all the OE vent hoses (they are >>>>>perfect) and the >>>>>> clamps (I can already assume you know how anal I am >>>>>about original, >>>>>> since I went nuts looking for hose already), I removed >>>>>it, still some >>>>>> gas left, DAMN! The tar stuff prevented draining. A small amount >>>>>> dripped out of the vent tube, and you could watch it eat >>>>>the blacktop, >>>>>> like time lapse photgraphy, this stuff is nuclear. I am >>>>>still waiting >>>>>> for the terrible smell to wane. >>>>> >>>>>Taks off the hex nut from the bottom and work the screen >>>>>out. That will let >>>>>you get everything out of there. >>>>> >>>>>> I am not sure if the sender will work, know of a way to >>>>>test it? A >>>>>> bottle of alcohol, and attach to gauge? The tar seems to >>>>>be permanent, >>>>>> carb cleaner barely touched it. >>>>> >>>>>The sender shoud measure ~100 Ohms when empty and ~0 Ohms >>>>>when full >>>>>(turn it upside down.) Take the single nut off the bottom >>>>>to pull it apart if you >>>>>like, just be careful with the fragile wires in there. >>>>> >>>>>> I am contacting the local radiator shops for the >>>>>treatment..Any idea >>>>>> of cost? I don't want to get ripped, and never had a >>>>>radiator or tank >>>>>> done. This is a nasty moveable sludge inside, only hot >>>>>tnaking can >>>>>> save her, or some super evil solvents. I am not going >>>>>there, better to >>>>>> pay and have a clean fuel system. >>>>> >>>>>I don't know. Never had to have it done. I STRONGLY >>>>>recommend that you >>>>>do NOT let them sell you a plastic coating that they would >>>>>slosh around >>>>>inside the tank. If it's perforated with rust you should >>>>>replace it. If not, just >>>>>clean it and run it. >>>>> >>>>>> I am looking to put a battery in in the mean, to run the >>>>>pump just a >>>>>> second and blow the old gas out. Everything south of the >>>>>filter seems >>>>>> ok, as the dampner had clean but old fuel in it (is the >>>>>orientation of >>>>>> the damper crucial? Is there an in/out? I was careful >>>>>not to reverse, >>>>>> but curious. >>>>> >>>>>Any orientation, no in/out. >>>>> >>>>>> I do think I'm good elctrically, and the milage is SO >>>>>low I should be >>>>>> ok for most FI parts. I am after at least one spare >>>>>injector already, >>>>>> I am concerned about these. >>>>> >>>>>They tend to bw quite reliable. >>>>> >>>>>> BTW< getting burst pressure of the hose was damn near >>>>>impossible, I >>>>>> just bought what looked nice and sturdy, and kept braid in mind. >>>>> >>>>>I found my Goodyear catalog and see that they list the >>>>>working pressure as >>>>>50 psi but don't list a burst pressure. My Airequip >>>>>catalog lists both and they >>>>>used to sell a nicer hose (smaller OD) that I liked a lot, >>>>>but unfortunately >>>>>they discontinued it. That one had 50/250 psi pressure ratings. >>>>> >>>>>I see that Goodyear FI hose is rated for 180 psi working pressure. >>>>> >>>>>- >>>>>******************************* >>>>>Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org >>>>>Madison, Wisconsin, USA >>>>>******************************* >>>>> ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/