[T3] Fuel System (Tank)

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Wed May 30 07:19:05 PDT 2012


Drain/filter/ the gas thru a cotton Tshirt and reuse it?
Wire wheel the rust and repaint the whole gas tank.
Leave the charcoal canisters as is, as they are just for looks anymore.
$75 shipped for a good used '72 fiberboard!

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 6:54 AM, Jacob Schroeder
<jacob.schroeder at gmail.com>wrote:

> While my car was sitting in storage for the last five years, the
> fiberboard became wet and this moisture has caused the top surface of
> my fuel tank to develop some rough, rusty patches.
>
> Because I am going through and replacing the fuel lines, should I go
> ahead and pull the tank now and have any rust removed?  Last time I
> checked (~ 7 years ago), the tank was completely free of rust, both
> inside and out.  But I know a lot can change in that time. If so,
> what's the best way to clean up the rust?
>
> There is still 2-3 gallons of (old) gas in the tank, is it ok to use
> this or should I dispose of it?
>
> Should I worry about checking/replacing the activated charcoal filter?
>  I'm sure this has never been done.
>
> Finally, does anybody know where I can find a replacement fiberboard?
> I'm totally bummed because mine was perfect before it sat, now it is
> ruined.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Jacob
> '72 Squareback
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