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Hugh Take your tank to a radiator repair house they can submerse it in there acid tanks and remove all the rust for you. Make sure you remove the entire connection, wire screen sock and sender unit etc first. Don't let them talk you into lining the tank with the coating it is not necessary. Just the presence of clean gasoline in the tank will prevent further rusting. When you reinstall the tank make sure your overflow hose etc. are intact and not leaking to admit water. Adding heat, which is simply denatured alcohol periodically absorbs any residual water in the tank also. I burn E10 ethanol most times, which also helps displace moisture. But the Putz runs much better on premium fuel. Don't forget to replace your fuel filter at this time as it will not pass water too well and is most likely contaminated. This service should cost you about $ 50.00 at most. Cheers 73 Square AT/FI (The Putz) Peter Legault -----Original Message----- From: Hugh Lawrence [mailto:localman26@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Preparing for engine removal - was: Questions concerning fuel injection Well, well, well. You learn something new every day. It looks like the reason that my car was conking out is the same reason the fuel gauge stopped working. There is a significant amount of rust in my gas tank. I didn't expect that to be the case, but it is. There is about a cup worth of rust down there and a big clump of it attached to the screw on the bottom of the sending unit. 1) Anyone know a place I can get a T3 gas tank? These seem hard to come by. Is there any recommendable alternative to replacement? 2) Any advice on how to deal with a fuel injected system that's gotten rust in it? 3) Any advice on repairing the sending unit? Can I avoid getting a new one? As always, I genuinely appreciate any and all help. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 10/3/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.394 / Virus Database: 224 - Release Date: 10/3/2002 ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/