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> -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [T3] FI Fuel Tank restoration - continued > From: Russ Wolfe <russw@classicvw.org> > Date: Sun, April 23, 2006 4:49 am > To: Type3 <type3@vwtype3.org> > > On Sun, 2006-04-23 at 12:33, big.al@bigblackdot.net wrote: > > > we're still trying to confirm or > > deny if earlier carb models have this same cup set-up.) > > > I have 2 early tanks in the garage. One from a 64 T-34, and one I just > got. to replace the T-34 tank. I will look in both this afternoon, and > confirm or deny whether the early tanks had the cup. > I can even cut the top out of the original tank and take a picture, > because the whole top around the filler neck is rusted out. That would be great to confirm! Thanks! > > Looking from the > > fuel sender mounting hole, only about a quarter of the return port can > > be seen through the return hole in the cup. Therefore, the cup inside > > the tank was not aligned with the return port! > > The FI tanks have the return fuel pipe from the engine coming up right > in the middle of that port in the cup. It gives it a syphon effect, to > help ensure that there is gas in the cup until you run completely out. > http://classicvw.org/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=288 Yes, that is the image that helped me determine that the return pipe was misaligned. I wonder how many others might have been created out of alignment... I'm still torn on if this particular tank is worth trying to fix. I guess that will depend on if I have another aligned one handy. Big.Al Houston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~