Re: [T3] engine surge, lose of power

["Steve Bradley" <scscomp@mindspring.com>]

I had a similar problem only, there was so much junk in my tank that the
bottom of the tank rusted-out. It had about 15 or 20 pin holes and a couple
of holes 1/4 inch in diameter.

I used the POR15 fuel tank restorer first. After it cured, I filled the
holes on the outside of the tank with fiberglass filler and painted the tank
with epoxy primer.

This was 2 or 3 years ago and haven't had any problems since.

Steve Bradley


> I changed the voltage regulator on the Fastback today, Took it for a road
test,
> and the surge is still there. Not as bad as before, but it is still there.
> I checked the voltage at the fuse box, and it is now a steady 14.2 +/- a
couple
> hundredth's. It was fluctuating before I changed the regulator. I am
beginning
> to suspect that the screen on the fuel pick up in the bottom of the tank
is
> plugged, and the pump is starving. Has anyone had this problem before with
a
> type 3 that has been sitting for a long time???? I know that there is
quite a
> bit of rust/sludge in the bottom of the tank. Both times this has
happened, it
> was right after I put gas in it.
> Has anyone ever used this epoxy type sealer they sell to seal older gas
tanks?
> I checked the tank in the parts car, and it is worse than the one I have,
plus
> someone had removed the screen.
>
> --
> Russ Wolfe
> http://www.wolfenet.net
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