Thanks for the reply. Your theory may account for the debrie getting into
the filter but not the condensation accumulating in the tank causing water
to be pulled into the carburator. Any water left by the tank cleaning folks
would have been dissapated long ago. I also know that it was a long peroid
of time before I reinstalled the tank so that it was dry by the time I did
reinstall it on the truck.
I enjoyed your web site by the way. Very informative and look forward to
more installments.
>From: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
>Reply-To: tim <lloydt@Colorado.EDU>
>To: Ole Truckers <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [oletrucks] Re: your mail (Water in the gas tank)
>Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 20:30:02 -0600 (MDT)
>
>On Sat, 10 May 2003, chuck clark wrote:
> > I have a 49 panel and had the gas tank cleaned and coated by a fairly
> > reputable radiator shop. He had it in an acid dip for over a week and
>then
> > flushed and treated it with some sort of coating.
> >
> > I put the truck on the raod last June and I have noticed recently that I
> > have a lot of water comming through the gas lines which I assume is
> > originating at the tank. I also have noticed some paint particles
>(looks
> > like primer) in both of my clear in-line fuel filters.
>
>I don't know how acid dipping works, but I'm in the process of using the
>POR-15 gas tank cleaning and resealing kit. One of the things they
>mention in the documentation for the POR-15 chemicals is the importance of
>making the inside of the tank "bone dry" before sealing it. Perhaps the
>shop simply didn't do this.
>
>I'm documenting the gas tank cleaning process on my truck's online journal
>at http://54peanut.blogspot.com if anyone cares to read.
>
>Tim Lloyd, lloydt@colorado.edu
>1954 Chevy 5100 Pickup -- undergoing fuel system rebuild
>1954 Chevy Panel -- slowly being paid for
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