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Re: Funky gas tank

To: "Dixon, Clifton, TSG, 134ARW, CP" <Clifton.Dixon@tnknox.ang.af.mil>,
Subject: Re: Funky gas tank
From: Roadster Dude <roadstrdude@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 21:55:34 -0700 (PDT)
I had the same problem with my 67 1600..
When I have a full tank of gas its fine ..but when it gets down to a half a 
tank..it will 
just die and will not start till the gas tank gets stirred up..like when its 
being towed..
After the tow..it will start right up till the rust plugs the gas line again..
I had the gas tank boiled out and havent had any problems with it ever since.
So if the gas tank isnt that rusted..just have it boiled out and coated..
It wasnt that difficult to do...especially if you have someone like Francis to 
help you..Francis made it look so easy..
Good Luck,
Raul
 
 "Dixon, Clifton, TSG, 134ARW, CP" <Clifton.Dixon@tnknox.ang.af.mil> wrote:Some 
roadster freak outbid me at the last second last night on EBAYand got a
gas tank
for $46. A pretty good deal, I'd say. I'm new on the EBAY scene and need
to work
on my bidding strategy. Thought I had that thing in the bag. Oh well,
congrats' to my
fellow roadster speed bidding freak. 
So, I need to know how to go about reconditioning my tank. I'm pretty sure
it's got 
some funk in it. My car will bog down and die; I can blow back pressure
through the
line and it will clear it enough to run smoothly for awhile, then it will
happen again. 
The guy that had it before me said he put a chain in the tank and shook it
around to
loosen up the crud, rinsed it out, then poured some type of solution in
that was supposed 
to coat the inside of the tank (Pepto Bismol?)
Where should I go from here? New tank or just work on this one?
Does anybody have a good clean tank they want to sell?
Thanks!
Dave Dixon




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