frustrated, fuel system problem

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 21:33:36 -0500, "Chris D'Agnolo" ran around screaming and yelling:

there is a threaded fitting on the bottom of the tank...I THINK...not sure about 74...my 74 had it...anyway that outlet fitting screws off and there is a "filter sock" in the tank.... here is the filter...:

There's a filter screen INSIDE the tank, at the outlet.

Jan

If you look inside of the tank, you may find the sock gone. Maybe you will see floating, a piece of foil from an additive bottle that might get sucked to the outlet causing your fuel delivery problem. Make sure your fuel tank can get air and isn't under a vacuum when you have run the car for awhile. Test by removing the gas cap when experiencing this problem.

later, dave Reminder........ Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes. Frieda Norris

Late Super Beetles did *not* have the mesh "sock" filter in the tank outlet fitting. Some of them did have an inline filter underneath the tank just before the hose goes into the tunnel.

A good test is to pull the hose off under the tank and watch the flow. Do this when the tank isn't full and have a can ready. Do it *outside*, not in the garage!

If it appears to be blocked in the tank outlet, there may be a big clump of "gunk" (technical term) sloshing about in the tank.

Short term, you can apply compressed air to the line at the back of the car and blow it out (disconnect elec fuel pump).

It's tough to do on a '74 Super, but you can remove the fuel gauge sender to look inside the tank and (maybe) suction out any glob.

Speedy Jim