Running engine with no gas tank
Matthew Earle
was hit hard in the front about 6 months ago.
(http://members.aol.com/toastedt3/index.html) The car has a recently
rebuilt (less than 3000 miles) 1600 with dual Brazilain webers. We'd
like to prep the car as much as possible ourselves before sending it in
to have the clip replaced. Part of this includes removing the gas tank.
Is there a way for us to be able run the engine for weekly 20 minute
conditioning periods without having a gas tank? Is it possible to rig
up some sort of auxiliary tank (red plastic gas can) for the time
being. Can we take out the gas tank, re-route the gas lines and sit the
gas gas tank on top of the car?
Someone else suggested using some sort of gas stabilizer to keep the
engine primed so there wont be any problems when we try and restart it
after te clip's replaced.
I'm anticipating having the tank out for at least a month and most
likely longer (you all know how projects go) The engine in the car runs
really good, just needs a bit of a tune up and I dont want to cause any
more harm to it by letting it sit without starting for any longer than
have to.
Suggestions welcome
Matt
VW67Fweems
><HTML><PRE>Subject: Running engine with no gas tank
>From: Matthew Earle <Matthe...@trw.com>
>Date: Mon, Nov 2, 1998 13:18 EST
>Message-id: <363DF76C...@trw.com>
Matt:
Yes it is possible to rig up an auxiliary gas tank. Our friend John Henry did
just that last July 10th so he could say "I Drove Mine" on International Drive
Your Vw to Work Day. Go to the bottom of page one of my links page to the VW
day section and click on Johns Pictures link. He has a picture in there of how
he used a gas tank from a yard vac to make sure he was fweeming on July 10th.
While you are there check out John driving his 57 down the road with no body.
Links page at http://members.aol.com/vw67fweems/index.html
Bill Berckman
67 Beetle
Speedy Jim
>
> We're getting ready to replace the front clip on our 71 Squareback that
> was hit hard in the front about 6 months ago.
> (http://members.aol.com/toastedt3/index.html) The car has a recently
> rebuilt (less than 3000 miles) 1600 with dual Brazilain webers. We'd
> like to prep the car as much as possible ourselves before sending it in
> to have the clip replaced. Part of this includes removing the gas tank.
>
> Is there a way for us to be able run the engine for weekly 20 minute
> conditioning periods without having a gas tank? Is it possible to rig
> up some sort of auxiliary tank (red plastic gas can) for the time
> being. Can we take out the gas tank, re-route the gas lines and sit the
> gas gas tank on top of the car?
>
> Someone else suggested using some sort of gas stabilizer to keep the
> engine primed so there wont be any problems when we try and restart it
> after te clip's replaced.
>
> I'm anticipating having the tank out for at least a month and most
> likely longer (you all know how projects go) The engine in the car runs
> really good, just needs a bit of a tune up and I dont want to cause any
> more harm to it by letting it sit without starting for any longer than
> have to.
>
> Suggestions welcome
>
> Matt
from an un-safe container <G> but I wanted to share this
relevant story:
It was the coldest winter day we had had here in Cleveland
in a long time. 20 below zero and a howling wind from a cloud-less
sky. That morning I found myself out on the freeway, virtually
alone. Everyone else had the good sense to stay home!
On one especially empty stretch the Beetle started to sputter.
You know how your life flashes before you? For me it was the
image of *not* putting gas line anti-freeze in the tank that winter.
I was pretty sure that the line was frozen somewhere in the tunnel.
Got the car off the roadway, but there I was ... stuck ... and facing
almost certain death by freezing.
Then it occurred to me that I had a plastic jug and some hose in
the trunk. I siphoned a jug-full out of the tank and then tied the jug
to the rear bumper with a short piece of rope. The piece of hose
was the right size to slip on the fuel pump and then dip into the jug.
A few cranks on the starter and I was off like a bullet to the nearest
coffee shop. (My hands were trembling so badly from fear that
I could barely hold the cup!)
Speedy Jim
a_unique_name
On Mon, 02 Nov 1998 10:18:20 -0800, Matthew Earle
<Matthe...@trw.com> wrote:
>We're getting ready to replace the front clip on our 71 Squareback that
>was hit hard in the front about 6 months ago.
>(http://members.aol.com/toastedt3/index.html) The car has a recently
>rebuilt (less than 3000 miles) 1600 with dual Brazilain webers. We'd
>like to prep the car as much as possible ourselves before sending it in
>to have the clip replaced. Part of this includes removing the gas tank.
>
>Is there a way for us to be able run the engine for weekly 20 minute
>conditioning periods without having a gas tank? Is it possible to rig
>up some sort of auxiliary tank (red plastic gas can) for the time
>being. Can we take out the gas tank, re-route the gas lines and sit the
>gas gas tank on top of the car?
>
>Someone else suggested using some sort of gas stabilizer to keep the
>engine primed so there wont be any problems when we try and restart it
>after te clip's replaced.
>
>I'm anticipating having the tank out for at least a month and most
>likely longer (you all know how projects go) The engine in the car runs
>really good, just needs a bit of a tune up and I dont want to cause any
>more harm to it by letting it sit without starting for any longer than
>have to.
>
>Suggestions welcome
>
>Matt
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John Henry
>
> Matthew Earle wrote:
>
> ><HTML><PRE>Subject: Running engine with no gas tank
> >From: Matthew Earle <Matthe...@trw.com>
> >Date: Mon, Nov 2, 1998 13:18 EST
> >Message-id: <363DF76C...@trw.com>
> >
> >was hit hard in the front about 6 months ago.
> >(http://members.aol.com/toastedt3/index.html) The car has a recently
> >rebuilt (less than 3000 miles) 1600 with dual Brazilain webers. We'd
> >like to prep the car as much as possible ourselves before sending it in
> >to have the clip replaced. Part of this includes removing the gas tank.
> >
> >Is there a way for us to be able run the engine for weekly 20 minute
> >conditioning periods without having a gas tank? Is it possible to rig
> >up some sort of auxiliary tank (red plastic gas can) for the time
> >being. Can we take out the gas tank, re-route the gas lines and sit the
> >gas gas tank on top of the car?
> >
> >Someone else suggested using some sort of gas stabilizer to keep the
> >engine primed so there wont be any problems when we try and restart it
> >after te clip's replaced.
> >
> >I'm anticipating having the tank out for at least a month and most
> >likely longer (you all know how projects go) The engine in the car runs
> >really good, just needs a bit of a tune up and I dont want to cause any
> >more harm to it by letting it sit without starting for any longer than
> >have to.
> >
> >Suggestions welcome
> >
> >Matt
>
>
> Yes it is possible to rig up an auxiliary gas tank. Our friend John Henry did
> just that last July 10th so he could say "I Drove Mine" on International Drive
> Your Vw to Work Day. Go to the bottom of page one of my links page to the VW
> day section and click on Johns Pictures link. He has a picture in there of how
> he used a gas tank from a yard vac to make sure he was fweeming on July 10th.
> While you are there check out John driving his 57 down the road with no body.
> Links page at http://members.aol.com/vw67fweems/index.html
>
> Bill Berckman
> 67 Beetle
Thanks for saving me the type Bill. Yep, just about anything will
work. Just make sure you still use an inline filter. I can tell you
that 7 trips up and down my street (maybe 4 miles) emptied that half
full yard vac tank. So if you will be going farther, look for an Ariens
Snowthrower (ooops, maybe you don't have those where you live) or a
Sears tractor. Years ago, I punched a hole in the bottom of an old baby
formula can and soldered a short piece of 1/4" pipe (piece of an old
hood release cable tube actually) to it.
--
John Henry
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