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> -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [T3] As the Tank Turns - this weekend's episode > From: Russ Wolfe <russw@classicvw.org> > Date: Mon, May 01, 2006 10:19 am > > I performed the CSI autopsy on the T-34 > tank, and looked inside the 64 Notch tank that I have here. Neither has > the cup in the bottom of the tank. > Since that sketch that I got came from Europe, I am now to assume that > that cup in the carbed tanks was for later carbed Euro T-3's. I did not > pull the sender from my '66 Fastback to look in it. interresting... I would have to guess that since T3s came into the US in 66(?), that this cup may not have shown up in there until then. 68 was the first year for FI, so maybe after 68 the carbed models had the cup also? that return pipe looks like it's been brazed in (copper-ish weld material around the pipe with the pain is removed) maybe all tanks were made with the cup and some of the tanks for the FI return tube? just a guess, but that sounds logical from a production standpoint. at least on the early FI tanks. > BTW, I have 2 FI tanks laying out in the weeds. They need cleaned, but > one of them is from my '71 FB. The other is from my '69 SqB parts car. > > You are welcome to one if you want to pay the shipping. I will keep your offer in mind. I still have 1 or 2 tanks that I want to check. If those don't work out, I might tank you up on your offer. :) Big.Al Houston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~