RE: [T3] Rusty gas tank

["R.J. Latherow" <RLatherow@variluxsales.com>]

I looked at all of the mail order alternatives, the local auto parts store
alternatives....

Motorcycle parts places have the stuff to do it, but my FLAPS didn't.  Once
I read the bottle, tho, I wasn't terribly excited about doing it.  I would
have needed a few kits, and the whole job is caustic, toxic, acidic, and
unpleasant.  Where's a guy to dump 1/2 gallon of sulphuric acid and rust
nowadays?  Sure, the river, but thats so far away....

I called radiator shops and found one that did that kind of thing.  2 days
later, i get a tank back that is beautiful, treated with this epoxy stuff
that should last 'forever'.  I was out $75, $15 more than if I did the
motorcycle cleaner method.  My tank was NASTY too.

My father swears by dumping out the crap, hosing it out, drying it (air or
acetone) then swishing fiberglass resin in there.  Oftentimes, he insists
you can skip the dumping/hosing/drying part and just do the resin.  Of
course, he doesn't own a  VW.

-rj



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Stofer [mailto:cstofer@ssccpas.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 1:03 PM
> To: vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Rusty gas tank
>
>
> Yesterday, I removed my fuel sender to see why it was not working.  I
> disassembled and cleaned it based on information I found at Dave Hall's
> web site. Upon inspection I found my sender did not work because the
> holes that allow fuel to get into the sender were blocked by rust
> deposits.  After cleaning and installation, it works great.
>
> I believe I have a bigger problem.  How do I clean and treat a rusty
> fuel tank?  I think the PO did not drive this car for many years and
> left fuel in the tank causing corrosion.  I found some treatments and
> sealers made by POR15, but I want to know if there are any comparable
> alternatives that I could get at a local auto parts store.  Let me know
> if anyone has had a similar problem. Thank you for you help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
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