Check your fuel tank Today!

[TCDiesel]

Front and rear are open Built date 10/06/2002, if DC thinks this is not a problem, what a disservice, I thought they were plug.

 

[rbattelle]

The filter I used cost me all of 99 cents. It's a GKI brand, part number VW3 1/2.



It's supposed to be a fuel filter for the old VW's. It's clear plastic which will make it easy to see if it gets dirty and needs to be replaced, which I doubt.



Bob

Does it have a nipple already on it to connect the fuel line to?



-Ryan

 

[Pawpaw]

Ryan,



Its a little clear plastic in-line filter with 1/4" nipples on both ends. The actual filter element is clearly visible through the plastic. It's a paper element that looks sort of like a miniature coffee filter.



If it doesn't rain here, I'll try to crawl under the truck tonight and take a picture.



Bob

 

[rbattelle]

Ryan,



Its a little clear plastic in-line filter with 1/4" nipples on both ends. The actual filter element is clearly visible through the plastic. It's a paper element that looks sort of like a miniature coffee filter.



If it doesn't rain here, I'll try to crawl under the truck tonight and take a picture.



Bob

Where should I go look for it? Pep Boys or Advance or Napa?



Of course, they'll want to know the actual application for the filter.



-Ryan

 

[Pawpaw]

Ryan,



I bought mine from a little independent auto parts store. I was telling them what I'm doing and they said they had just the filter.



With the list of part numbers I posted earlier, I would think any parts store would be able to find it.



I just went to the GKI website ( www.gkindustries.com ) and did a search for a 1969 Volkswagon Beetle fuel filter. What came back was the exact part number I used.



Bob

 

[EEdmondson]

Mine looks like this:http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/n...r=15514440&prmenbr=5806&usrcommgrpid=95669400

I just asked the parts guy for a cheap inline filter to fit 1/4" fuel line.

 

[Pawpaw]

Mine looks like this:http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/n...r=15514440&prmenbr=5806&usrcommgrpid=95669400

I just asked the parts guy for a cheap inline filter to fit 1/4" fuel line.

That looks EXACTLY like the filter I used.



Bob

 

[JohnnyH]

Do these filters pass air in either direction. If not I guess you would install it so the tank could suck air. Is my thinking correct on this.

 

[Pawpaw]

The one I used is so simple it couldn't possibly stop air from flowing in only one direction. The filter media appears to be paper. Here's a good pic.



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[MikeBeggy]

Thanx Firedman for the heads up. I have been all over my truck and I would have never found the open vent on my tank. The fix was easy and I sure will prevent future problems.

 

[DRicks]

I have a short bed and the nipple is there. It is pointed at the rear right tire from the tank position behind the driver. I plan to attach a hose and put a loop in the end pointing down. Sort of like a pee trap on a sink. It will vent but not allow trash in the line. A small engine fuel filter stuck in the end may also allow venting without trash entering the fuel system.

 

[VTomasso]

04.5 Trucks-Check yours!

Greetings All,



Checked the tank "vents" on my 04. 5 reg. cab LB. Both were wide open !! Installed some hose with a tee and a fuel filter which I tied between the fill and fill vent hoses with the open end facing down. I figured this will prevent ingress of water and allow a quick visual inspection just by looking forward inside the left rear wheel well.



Perhaps I should mention this issue to my dealer. Hopefully it won't fall on deaf ears.



My 05 has only been home since monday, and I suspect I'll find the same thing.

 

[Hercules130]

well i did the vent mod on my 05. 5 SWB yesterday, and while i was at it i took it upon my self to put some of the leftover epoxy in the openings of the to nipples. now when i take my cap off there is a huge whoosh of air being sucked in. this definately tells me the upper nipple should have been left open. i am not looking forward to clearing that hole now.

 

[Warwagon]

With out checking I'm going to ask. Can this fix be done without dropping the tank? I'm short on working area and help.

 

[Tony T.]

With out checking I'm going to ask. Can this fix be done without dropping the tank? I'm short on working area and help.

"Yes" it can although I did mine at the time I done the vent-kit. I just added about six inches of 1/4 inch fuel line to each nipple or barb vent,that's all I had available at the time of install.



Tony

 

[Pawpaw]

I agree with Tony T.



Get yourself about 6 feet of 1/4" fuel line, one 1/4" Tee, and one fuel filter for a 1969 VW Beetle. You can add a ty-wrap or two if you like.



Crawl under the truck with a knife to cut the fuel line and a pair of wire cutters for the ty-wraps.



You'll be done in less than 15 minutes.



Bob

 

[jscott]

... checked mine today and found the area around the rear nipple pretty clean but around the front nipple filled with dirt. Checked with a vacuum pump and they are open, sucked and got the diesel fumes. Connecten (closed) both nipples with one piece of cheap clear plastic hose. And since the tank is vented at the filler cap and the cap has a breather build in, there sholud not be any problem with building a vacuum.

 

[rbattelle]

cap has a breather build in, there sholud not be any problem with building a vacuum.

Is this true? Why are some reporting vacuum problems when plugging the vents?



-Ryan

 

[Hercules130]

i'm telling you, if you plug them you will definately have vacuum problems. i had to unplug one of my vents yesterday to get rid of the loud sucking noise when i open the gas cap. it developed a lot of suction in only 2 miles.

 

[Bighorn1]

Fuel tank

After reading this thread, I went out crawled under my 05 to see what was up. The Front stem had a 6” piece of hose. I’m guessing DC figures this will get them past warrantee. It seams logical that any open orifice with a posible vacuum located near the undercarriage will be vulnerable to contaminates sooner or later. Adding a filter is cheap insurance for what could end up being a real problem years down the road.



DC should be paying the TDR for R&D of their products.



Thanks



Ed