Eric:
There are several approaches to this, one being the do-it-yourself cleaning
and sealing kits. What I did was to go to a radiator shop, they boiled the
tank out (took a couple of weeks to get rid of all the crud) and then they
sealed it inside and out. It's guaranteed not to leak; about $150.00.
Anyway, some of the home kits are cheaper but may not work as well if the
crud is pretty stubborn. I think I'd do that before I did any cutting.
(Welders sometimes are a little skittish about welding gas tanks anyway!).
Joe
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At 01:12 PM 2/17/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi: I have this 58 suburban and the gas tank is in excellent
>condition on the outside. But crap keeps coming out of it even after
>repeated gas tank treatments. I don't want to buy another gas tank
>if this one is still good.
>
>I was thinking of cutting it neatly in half along the original seam
>and cleaning and polishing the inside. Then put on the best coating I
>can find - or whatever one would do to bring it back to original
>perfectly functioning condition. And re-welding it back together,
>grind the welds and paint it.
>
>I realize that it would take a skilled welder to do this correctly
>and I have someone in mind who could do it.
>
>What do you all think?
>Eric
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
Joe Clark, Southern Appalachian Field Laboratory
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