Siphon it out and pour it into another car, lawnmower, truck,
neighbors car, over the cat. There is always someplace to get rid of extra gas.
Dave
At 09:47 PM 7/26/2011, you wrote:
>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?
>
>--
>Best regards,
> Bill L.
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