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Re: [T3] Carb Problems


Dave Hall wrote:
> Could be - I found a lot of similar dust in a fuel filter in another type of car
> (VW Type 86) after a filler pipe was re-brazed on by a specialist company.  I
> only have the tank gauze and fuel-pump mesh on my Type 3.  I did replace a
> rusted fuel filler neck a year ago - that was very bad externally, but only a
> few actual specks on the inside of the neck.
>   
That rust could conceivably also be from the gas stations' own tanks.
Yeah, they have filters too inside the pumps, but again, small particles
getting through. I would imagine filling up at the gas station right
after the tanker has visited would stir up all sorts of nasties into the
pumps.

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