Dear Shawn,

Yeah, you can simply drop the cannisters and plug the lines -- diesel fuel
isn't as volatile and thus is exempt from this form of evaporative pollution
control. This is exactly what I did on my TDI conversion. Bentley hints at
this, btw.

Cheers,
MJS

-----Original Message-----
From: Shawn Wright [mailto:swright@SLS.BC.CA]
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 11:21 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Gas to diesel fuel tank changes?

I'm starting to prepare for a gas to TD swap on my '88 2WD
Westy and was wondering about the fuel tank. I'm planning to
drop the tank to check for rust & paint. Can I remove the
charcoal canisters and associated tubing leaving just the filler
and a vent? Any tips from those who've done this conversion?

Also, do the stock diesel Vanagons have a large water
separator near the tank similar to the Golf/Jetta diesels? If not,
I assume I can install one in the current fuel filter/pump
location?

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Shawn Wright
Computer Systems Manager
Shawnigan Lake School
http://www.sls.bc.ca
swright@sls.bc.ca