Re: [T3] Fuel tank restoration

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 9 Jul 2006 at 13:03, William Bold wrote:

> Has anyone out there had experience with cleaning/sealing fuel tanks.
> I apparently have delevoped a seep, probably from the seam area of my tank. 
> I have a saved tank from a '65 that looks good, from what I can see (no 
> borescope) -- not sure which tank would be a better candidate for cleaning . 

Anything's possible, but I've never seen or heard of a leak at the 
seam. They generally rust out on the bottom, only where water can 
settle. Any chance this tank sat with ~5 gal of water somewhere for a 
few years?

I'm generally leary of the tank sealants, just because they can seal 
up small passages and eventually start to flake loose, causing even 
more problems. There may not be any small passages in an early tank, 
but if you can see a sort of cup spot welded to the bottom of the 
tank when you remove the gas sender, then I would definitely NOT use 
the sealer. That would probably seal you right out of business.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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