[tcb] Re: Split Gas Tanks
- From: Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 14:47:05 -0700 (PDT)
Gettin' all the nuts out can be a problem...I've heard
small chain, tied to a wire (wire outside the filler
hole, secured) works good...then yoiu can just pull it
out...
I know I've had problems gettin the nuts out...
Never tried cleanin' a tank, though...
--- Eric Woodall <type2list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cool, I would much rather use my OG tank anyways!
> I guess the price that AJ Foyt gave me is including
> marine clean, metal ready and everything else that
> you already have!
> Do you have enough for me? I'll just have to buy
> the tank sealer?
> You tha man!
>
> Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The fuel tank sealer is 16.00 dollars a pint on
> POR15.com
> I have some marine clean you can mix up and use.
> They recommend you dilute it 1:1 minimum, I have
> found it to work just
> as well at 4:1 if you get the water good and hot.
> It would not take much metal ready to do the inside
> of your tank.
> The quarts of marine clean and metal ready are
> enough to do several
> jobs.
>
> On Aug 3, 2004, at 1:44 PM, Eric Woodall wrote:
>
> > Dang, that site is blocked at work too...
> > I will try the nuts and water thing Dennis, and if
> that doesn't work,
> > I'll Por-15 treatment the tank...
> > Thanks again guys!
> >
> >
> > Bob Perring
> wrote:I did the POR-15 thing to Casper
> > several years ago, and it was quite easy.
> > Iwas very pleased with the results.
> > Here is a picture of my hookup using our shop vac
> to "draw" clean air
> > throughthe tank to speed up the drying process.
> >
>
http://web2.airmail.net/perring/casper/tanksuck.jpg[1]
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > At 13:03 8/3/2004, you wrote:
> > He must have had a weakened baffle or he put some
> super heavy stuff in
> > it or
> > he shook it beyond the powers of mortal men. I
> think there are baffles
> > (something I'll bet the new ones don't have) to
> keep the gas from
> > slamming
> > from side to side as you drive, but they are
> stronger than that.
> >
> > When you pull the tank and remove the sender, put
> a little water in it
> > and
> > slosh it around and dump it out. If you see black
> flaky stuff, that is
> > varnish created when the gas that was in it
> evaorated or congealed. If
> > rust
> > comes out, I would do the screws and nuts shaking
> until the water
> > comes out
> > as clean as possible, and put it back in and buy
> about 100 of those
> > plastic
> > see-through fuel filters and change them often
> until they are staying
> > clear
> > longer. I had to change the little screen at the
> fuel outlet a couple
> > of
> > times. I can't remember clearly, but I think you
> can change that little
> > screen from under the car, you don't have to pull
> the tank, but I'm
> > barely
> > sure of my name most of the time, so I could be
> wrong. Auto Zone and
> > guys
> > like them have bigger industrial looking plastic
> filters you can put in
> > until the gas runs clearer.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 12:46 PM
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Split Gas Tanks
> >
> >
> >> Matt (local bus guy) said that he tried the
> coarse stuff test with his
> > tank and broke a baffle on the inside of the
> tank...
> >> So, are they hollow on the inside or is there
> stuff that could break?
> >> Denis wrote:
> >> Everything that Gerald says is true (Well, at
> least about the gas
> >> tank) I
> >> have never used POR although I have heard that
> the gas will affect it,
> > maybe
> >> not. The bay gas tank is a good idea if you have
> to replace yours. I
> >> think
> >> it was covered in VW Trends not too long ago.
> >>
> >> Why do you need a new one? I had to work on mine
> because it had so
> >> much
> > crud
> >> in it that it clogged my lines and filters. If
> your tank isn't leaking
> >> there are lots of alternatives. I stuck a
> powerwasher in the hole
> >> where
> > the
> >> sender goes and made a big mess and then I threw
> in about five
> >> hanfuls of
> >> the coarsest stuff you can find in the yard and
> garage, nails, screws,
> >> chain, sharp rocks, anything, put a little water
> in and and shake it
> >> all
> >> until your exhausted, empty it and do it again
> until no more crud
> >> comes
> > out.
> >> Put in a new screen in the fuel outlet and you're
> done. You could also
> > take
> >> it to a radiator shop and they will take care of
> it and it might not
> >> cost
> >> too much. I would not buy a new one if I could
> avoid it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Gerald V. Livingston II"
> >> To:
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:03 AM
> >> Subject: [tcb] Re: Split Gas Tanks
> >> hing Geralsd says is true (well, at least about
> the gas tank)
> >>
> >> If you have a good stock tank that just needs
> cleaning/sealing (no
> >> major
> >> rust through) then go with the POR-15 kit. Unless
> the price has gone
> >> up by
> >> $25 over the last 2 years it's only about $50 and
> that stuff is
> >> AMAZING!
> >>
> >> If you're in the Houston area there was a dealer
> out on 1488 headed
> >> toward
> >> Magnolia from I-45 so you can avoid shipping
> charges. Can't recall the
> > name
> >> of the place but you should be able to get the
> info from the POR-15
> >> website.
> >>
> >> The reason I say go with the reseal of the stock
> tank is that the new
> > tanks
> >> are $89 for a reason. Get a new tank and a stock
> tank and weigh them.
> >> The
> >> new tank weighs about 1/3 less. They're really
> thin cheap quality
> >> repops.
> >> In Texas humidity expect rust through in about 5
> years unless you top
> >> off
> >> daily to make sure there are no air gaps for
> condensation to form.
> >>
> >> And, unless you're a Vintage Nazi, while you have
> the tank out you
> >> should
> >> look for someone who has a good used BAY tank for
> sale and go ahead
> >> and do
> >> the upgrade. I've heard getting the filler to fit
> can be a bit hairy
> >> and
> >> may require that it be cut off and moved over but
> the extra 5 gallons
>
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