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On 3 Nov 2001, at 7:29, kara Q.T. wrote: > my gas tank is sparkling clean now. the place was going to charge > 120$ including a plastic coating. i payed like 10$ for some gloves > and muratic acid. Get some oil on the clean surface RIGHT AWAY or it will rust again very quickly. Once it's filled with gas it will be fine, as long as you keep the water out of it. > i came across 1 problem. in the big threaded hole in the bottom of > the tank there is a little filter(?). it's shaped like a sock and > the size of my pinky that inserts into the bottom of the tank. it > seems like nylon mesh. what is it and do i need a new one? i > dropped it somewhere in the leaves and it had holes in it from > trying to remove the epoxy putty that i used to plug the holes. It is a brass screen and it would be good to have. See if your VW dealer can get you one; the Beetles used the exact same part, so it should not be hard to get. You also need a pair of gaskets for it. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org