

| Subject: | Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway |
| From: | Chris S |
| Date: | Wed, 4 Oct 2017 06:39:10 -0400 |
Decent borescopes are cheap these days. Could use one to check an empty tank. Chris Dnia 02.10.2017 o godz. 23:08 KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > Mine ended up being the screen in the fuel tank, '84 GL Tin top. > > To verify it, I took the gas cap off, then blew compressed air at low > pressure back through the fuel line. That fixed it long enough for me to > order and get one in. When I turned the old one over something that smelled > like gas, but looked like mud with chunks of rust came out. > > GregM > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Cunegonde > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2017 6:52 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway > > Thank you Neil! No wonder Cunegonde might be clogged up - there is the tank > fuelpipe, the pre-pump white box filter, a screen in the pump inlet and also > the post-pump filter... > That's four opportunities for clogging from a 34 y/o gas tank. > > Will let you all know what I find when I get underneath. And if that fixes > the fuel starvation issue. =
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