[T3] Blue Coil/Gas Tank

[James Lingenfelter]

  Not sure if this question was directed at me, but it has about half  
a tank right now.

On Jan 30, 2011, at 8:23 AM, Russ W wrote:

> On 1/29/2011 8:55 PM, Gary Forsmo wrote:
>> *James --
>>
>> I had an occasion last summer to refurb my entire fuel system ...  
>> starting
>> at the fuel tank.  (1969 FI, MT Variant)
>>
>> What I learned (from Jim A.) was that the brass screen filter is  
>> mounted to
>> the outlet of the tank&  sits upright, inside a small, metal "cup- 
>> like"
>> device attached to the bottom of the tank.  The "cup" and screen  
>> are readily
>> visible when the sender module is removed.  The "cup" holds a  
>> small amount
>> of fuel ... maybe 8 to 12 ounces? ... BUT somewhere at the bottom  
>> of the
>> "cup", where it goes from the bottom to the side, there's a small  
>> hole. The
>> function of that hole, apparently, it's to let fuel INTO the cup and
>> subsequently the brass filter and the fuel pump, etc.  That way  
>> when the
>> fuel level in the tank gets too low to fill the "cup", fuel can  
>> still get
>> through the hole.  The "cup" HELPS prevent sediment from entering  
>> the fuel
>> pump, filter and eventually the injectors.
>>
>> Have I got that right?  Others more knowledgeable than me, may  
>> expand on
>> this.
>>
>> Frito
>> *
> The cup is to prevent fuel starvation while in corners, with the  
> fuel tank low.
> For the Original Poster?  How much gas do you have in your tank??
>
> -- 
> Thanks,
> Russ Wolfe
> russw at classicvw.org
>
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