I agree Werner, we used to use phosphoric acid wash, and a length of chain
inside the tanks. I forgot about that. :-) I got lazy and sent them to
radiator shops to be boiled.
Take care,
Courtney

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Always be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind,
and the ones who mind, don't matter.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Werner Schink" <werner.calnr@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: Update on Belize Vanagon

> Hi Ken,
>
> I had a very rusty motorcycle tank - got the rough stuff out with some
> pieces of chain and shaking it around - then used a gas tank liner apoxy
> that sealed everything up - absolutely no rust over 2 years since I did
> it.
> Forgot the brand of the apoxy liner but you could probably find something
> similar online.
>
> I think you could do the same and fix the vanagon tank.
>
> Werner in Sacto
>
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:47:40 +0000, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
> wrote:
>
>>Thanks so much to everyone who had ideas about what was wrong with the
> Vanagon  ,,,I think there is so much rust inside the gas tank that it just
> keeps getting sucked up into the system and bogging things down. So now I
> have to get a new fuel tank and parts sent down here. ...
>>
>>Hope you are having a great day!
>>
>>Ken Wilford
>>John 3:16
>>www.vanagain.com