Bob:
Why is it that some of the postings on here remind me of my own Alpine
horror stories? Few years back I spent hours, days, weeks reassembling a
Series IV which I had bought as a parts car to put it back on the road. The
great day came when I thought everything was ready to go. I siphoned a few
gallons out of my van and, throbbing with anticipation, proceeded to pour
the gas into the Alpine tank(s). I had probably poured a gallon in when I
heard a soft trickling sound on the garage floor. You guessed it - there
was a hole in one of the tanks. Fortunately I had a spare pair of tanks
among my souveneirs so the grand startup was only delayed for a few more
days while I replaced the leaky one.
Your advice to our friend as set out below is sound advice indeed! (but you
might have warned him that it's a b---- of a job extracting and reinstalling
the tanks with all their balancing hoses etc. - a real knucklebuster!)
Cheers, Barrie Henderson
At 08:45 07/02/96 CDT, you wrote:
>From: bsd(at)msg.ti.com
>
>
>You may want to consider cleaning and lining the fuel tank if it hasn't been
>done previously. Rust and other buildup were so bad on mine, I couldn't keep
>the engine running. I probably killed an hour or so checking the carbs, line,
>and fuel pump before figuring out the problem was in the tank. It cost about
>$100 to have a local radiator shop clean, solder, and line the tank. DIY kits
>can do the job for about half this cost.
>
>Good luck!
>
>Regards,
>
>Bob Douglas Alpine S.II
>
>
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