[T3] Max Upstate 66 Fastback

[Mike Fisher]

Georg uses a big soldering iron to patch leaks in gas tanks.

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 7:45 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 7 Nov 2012 at 1:53, Maximilian Bukszpan wrote:
>
> > Next week I will pull out the 66 fastback from the garage and let it
> > bring to Grand Gorge, where my mechanic will take the car on the lift.
> > I told him about what I read about gas tank resto, so there is a
> > different approach, first to seal the tank or second to just coat it
> > with soluable oil, what ever this is?
>
> Any kind of oil will work. This is just a temporary approach to
> prevent rust from forming before you can get the tank installed and
> filled with gas. After that, no coating is necessary, unless you keep
> getting water in there, and if that's your problem, you should fix
> THAT instead.
>
> > Then we have to do a complete brake job, as I did last year with my 65
> > bus, finally using DOT 5 Silicone brake fluid. Any experience out there
> > with that stuff???
>
> I've been using it in all my aircooled VWs since 1978. I strongly
> recommend it. I've written a FAQ on it if you're interested.
>
> --
> *******************************
> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
> *******************************
>
> _______________________________________________
> VWType3.Org mailing list - type3 at vwtype3.org
> http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org
> Contact gregm at vwtype3.org if you need help with the list.
>



-- 
Eugene, Oregon

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/mr_bojangles500/
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.vwtype3.org/private.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20121107/10f60460/attachment.htm>