[Vwdiesel] Nasty dirty fueltanks -- a PITA.

[H .Hagar]

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Jon :  give us a bit of history    -- like model year -- how long sitting s=
alt damage --removing tank is a good option  , but not on rusty specimens. =
-- Installing a spin on house tank filter is a piece of cake and they are c=
heap   . Prefilters are common in diesel land. Bad news is that it sounds l=
ike your tank is infected with micro organisms.  So after cleaning it make =
sure you follow suggestions mentioned under Dieselfuel  101.      Google   =
"Jet fuel Biodegradation "  -- tons of airliners sitting in the desert  --t=
aking the tanks out for cleaning  NOT an option. so do like they are doing =
and you problem is solved.Why do I take all this time on this ???.  It affe=
cts ALL the old "senior" Rabbits here. Boeing has to clean 747 tanks when s=
amples show micro infections.(expensive)   .Buy some "BIOBOR" and use it. L=
et us know how often you change filters -- save old filters and dissect (I =
do all the time and unroll them and dry and file)    more on this as times =
permit.I shall post pictures of clogged filters soon.         Hagar.
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