Fuel Tank Clensing

[Shawn Manny]

hrm...Kurt mentioned it may be from the accumulator, I've been searching for
awhile for a definitve answer to "can I remove the pressure accumulator" and
everything be ok. I realise it will take more cranking to start but thats
not a problem. Thanks for all the great feed back gang, you guys rock.

Shawn


On 10/2/06, David Kase <davekase at pdqlocks.com> wrote:
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> I have used it and it works well.  A little labor intensive but that's the
> fault of the task, not the kit...
>
> It actually seals pinholes - BTDT on an '81 VW pick-up.
>
> David Kase
> Engineering Manager
> PDQ Industries
> 717-656-4281
> 717-656-8749 (f)www.pdqlocks.com
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>
>
> Ameer Antar wrote:
>
> POR-15 has a kit for that:http://www.por15.com/PRODUCTS/COMPLETEKITS/FUELTANKREPAIRKIT/tabid/106/Default.aspx
>
> I've never tried it, but I've used a lot of their other products and they definitely live up to their name.
>
> -Ameer
>
> -------------------- Original Message --------------------
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 08:51:23 -0500
> From: "Shawn Manny" [shawn.manny at gmail.com]
> Subject: Fuel Tank Clensing
> To: "Audi Quattro" [quattro at audifans.com]
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> OK, we've been rallycrossing the 4kq project for a few events now and are
> still struggling with some fuel tank issues. In the early stages we removed
> and opened up the tank to remove the crudded up filter sock in the tank.
> Welded back up great..or so we though. After a heart breaking first event
> pump failure due to a clogged fuel filter we have been dilligent on watching
> our filter status (clear 3/8 filter between tank and pump) and not running
> it if it gets packed up. So after a few events of this we thought we were
> good to go. Nope. After 5 runs yesterday (approx. 4 miles) the filter was
> yet again full of rustscale and debris (insert frustration here). Besides
> swapping over to a fuel cell is there ANY way to clean out the inside of the
> tank to remove rust scale? I have searched for a repro fuel tank for the car
> and found nothing. Our junk yard may yield a 4cyl 4k tank, but it may be the
> same inside.
> Im really looking for some tips or ideas on how to get the junk out of the
> tank. Thanks in advance.
>
> Shawn
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