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Re: [Spridgets] Gas Tank?

To: "Woerpel" <dwoerpel@wi.net>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Gas Tank?
From: "Larry Daniels" <ladaniels@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:37:49 -0500
Dave, did Terri tell you to make sure your life insurance premiums were 
current before she would let you do it?




-----Original Message----- 
From: Woerpel
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 8:55 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Gas Tank?

Chris,

I actually did this several years ago and called, who else, Frank.  He
told me to:

1.  drain gas
2.  rinse thoroughly
3.  fill about a 1/4 full will water
4.  fire up the barby (if gas-fired start with low heat and then
increase gradually)(Mine is charcoal but I used wood)
5.  allow to boil but do not boil off all the water as it may get too
hot and melt the "nylon" pick-up screen.
6.  wearing mits, slosh the remaining water around and dump the
remaining water and allow to dry.  The residual heat dried it quickly.
I then used a propane torch and went around the outside to drive off any
moisture lurking in the tank and partition seams.

Tank was clean and I could see where I needed to close some holes around
the filler neck.  I sandblasted and painted and installed.

Send the kids to the park just in case.  ;-)

Let me know if you want help.

Dave W.



On 7/26/2011 10:06 PM, Chris Manuel wrote:
> I'm going to drop and boil my tank hopefully this week.  I only have a
> gallon or 2 left in it and a lawn to mow so I'm OK there on where to put 
> the
> contents.
>
> Additionally I also have a dirt area away from the house to take care of 
> the
> flushing and boiling.
>
> I'll take photos if it's boring, videos if it isn't.
>
> Chris
>
> 1966 MKIII 1275
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bill L
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:48 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Gas Tank?
>
> Hello Spridgets,
>
>       To make a short story L O N G
>
>
>       Ever since I came home from Seattle with the red thing i've been
>       smelling gas in the garage. Today after coming home from the
>       neurosurgeon, I layed down and looked at the gas tank. When I
>       bought the car it had (has) a sheet metal screw with a rubber
>       washer screwed into the tank on the right side rear bottom of the
>       tank. Well, it finally started leaking there so I cut a new piece
>       of rubber from a hose, coated the thing with TFE and put the
>       screw back in. It slowed the leak but hasn't stopped it
>       completely. I've called the local radiator shop and they say that
>       they will seal "some" tanks, but only if they are worth saving,
>       as they don't do things they can't guarantee. I have a full tank
>       or rather had a full tank of gas when I put the car in the garage
>       Sunday.
>
>       So the question is..... are there parts I should have on hand
>       before I pull the tank, or will all the old stuff work to put it
>       back together, AND if I need parts whats the best source?
>
>       I have to wait until i've driven the car some more because I
>       onlyh have the capacity to store THREE gallons of siphoned
>       gasoline, so I won't be undertaking this until AFTER my surgery,
>       and perhaps not until after Labor Day, depending upon how well my
>       cobbled seal works and if I can make it to the ABFM-PDX with fuel
>       slow dripping out.
>
>       Anything else I should know?
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