I hadn't mentioned I'd done the 1/2 cup bleach, fill it up and drive around
for a few days routine first.

Mike

13 gals of 18 year old scotch might be a little pricy, even at Costco.

On 5/16/11 2:15 PM, "Jeff Schwaia" <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good scotch?  Something at least 18 years old will definitely get the bad
> taste out of your mouth.
>
> As for the Westy tank.  Did you try a little bleach?  Fill the tank, run it
> through the faucet for a few minutes.  Then thoroughly flush the tank and
> faucet with water.  It also helps to let the tank sit full overnight during
> the flushing process.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Miller
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 1:12 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Water tank
>
> Vanners,
>
> I put a Westy interior in my 87. The water tastes pretty bad. I tried a half
> cup of baking soda, filling it up and letting it sit for a couple of days.
> After rinsing out still pretty bad.
>
> Any ideas for cleaning out the bad taste?
>
>
> Mike
>