Re: Sloshing Sound from Gas Tank-2006 Sonata
 

tjnamtiw wrote:

> I live near a new facility that is starting up to make plastic fuel tanks
> for Kia and, I assume, Sonata. It's in Lavonia, Ga. They are using a new
> technique designed to minimize emisiions to meet the government's standards.
> They are blow molding the tank around all of the fuel components at one
> shot. That is, the fuel pump, level sensor, and all of the various hoses
> are contained inside the tank when it is blow molded. There is one small
> access hole, but it is too small to remove or replace any of the components.
> Guess what? When anything fails in the tank, you replace the entire gas
> tank!!! Thank our forward thinking government for that one. Also, in the
> cut up parts that I saw, there were no baffles. The only thing that
> prevents sloshing are all the components and hoses in there.

How is blow molding with the parts in place any better at minimizing
emissions that blow molding the tank with a hole in it to contain the
pump and sending unit? I assume you are talking about emissions from
the manufacturing process, but maybe I missunderstood you.

Yes, blow molding baffles into a tank would be a real innovation!

Matt

Re: Sloshing Sound from Gas Tank-2006 Sonata
 

tjnamtiw wrote:

> I live near a new facility that is starting up to make plastic fuel tanks
> for Kia and, I assume, Sonata. It's in Lavonia, Ga. They are using a new
> technique designed to minimize emisiions to meet the government's standards.
> They are blow molding the tank around all of the fuel components at one
> shot. That is, the fuel pump, level sensor, and all of the various hoses
> are contained inside the tank when it is blow molded. There is one small
> access hole, but it is too small to remove or replace any of the components.
> Guess what? When anything fails in the tank, you replace the entire gas
> tank!!! Thank our forward thinking government for that one. Also, in the
> cut up parts that I saw, there were no baffles. The only thing that
> prevents sloshing are all the components and hoses in there.

How is blow molding with the parts in place any better at minimizing
emissions that blow molding the tank with a hole in it to contain the
pump and sending unit? I assume you are talking about emissions from
the manufacturing process, but maybe I missunderstood you.

Yes, blow molding baffles into a tank would be a real innovation!

Matt