Gas Tank Woes !!!
#16
If you have a junk tank to experiment on, open it up completely and take pictures of the interior for all to see. It would be interesting to see where the baffles, etc are located and what they look like. For anyone taking their tank in for repairs in the future, it might help to show pictures of the interior of the tank to the repair shop.
#17
Good morning everybody to many hobbies I have been looking at watch's. OK my tank is apart and the repair shop says it look good. I forwarded the info regarding the stress points on top of the tank and their comments are it really look good they dont see any concern. They could apply a additional sealant, leave it alone or solder in 2 small patch's. I thought I would throw it out here and see what the thoughts are. Do I just let them do as they normally do and find out a I have gas fumes in a year from now or was there a bad batch of tanks that got in cars and this is rare. Im all ears.
Keep us posted.....this is good info.
Last edited by Spring44; 01-29-2022 at 05:22 PM.
#18
Spring thanks for staying in on this with me. I agree if it works go with it. We have through tomorrow and even Monday for someone to really say thats a real problem . Ill inquire cost? The young lady mentioned a coat of sealer first then the final coat of finish to keep the surface build up low and not in the way of reinstall. I also agree with you comments for VaN C open it up. I also had that suggestion from Tiger I believe that it could opened and soldered back together and truthfully Im a cheap bastard but I had a couple of extra bucks to apply towards this phase getting it back on the road. Considering taking the trans out again I feel its money well spent in my case. I about to turn 60 and I need to keep it somewhat simple. If I was younger then taking risk would be ok. Its not like these car cars are going away so keep this thread accurate for future use.
#19
Spring thanks for staying in on this with me. I agree if it works go with it. We have through tomorrow and even Monday for someone to really say thats a real problem . Ill inquire cost? The young lady mentioned a coat of sealer first then the final coat of finish to keep the surface build up low and not in the way of reinstall. I also agree with you comments for VaN C open it up. I also had that suggestion from Tiger I believe that it could opened and soldered back together and truthfully Im a cheap bastard but I had a couple of extra bucks to apply towards this phase getting it back on the road. Considering taking the trans out again I feel its money well spent in my case. I about to turn 60 and I need to keep it somewhat simple. If I was younger then taking risk would be ok. Its not like these car cars are going away so keep this thread accurate for future use.
#20
Just a up date repair shop is moving forward with the additional patch its going to cost a few more bucks than I wanted to spend but I suppose it will be worth it in the long run. Im hoping they will shoot a few images of the process that I can post on the thread. More updates to come.
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#23
Interesting! I didn't see my tank while it was in process so I didn't know where Hart cut the flap out of the tank for cleaning/blasting. Now I know and now you have no more fuel worries. Nice job!
#24
Ya hopefully they get it on the truck to Austin tomorrow. That brings me to the next subject new hoses. Anybody find a alternative to the braided line on the expansion tube on the top of the tank. Ill assume its fuel proof. The parts catalog calls it 15 MM if I remember correctly.
#25
Ya hopefully they get it on the truck to Austin tomorrow. That brings me to the next subject new hoses. Anybody find a alternative to the braided line on the expansion tube on the top of the tank. Ill assume its fuel proof. The parts catalog calls it 15 MM if I remember correctly.
#26
I took a glance at Belmetric and yes they do have what appears to be proper stuff. Funny I would not be surprised the shop I used to work with probably has some on the shelf. I would really like install this weekend. As I said Ill assume that pipe on the upper side of the upper tank will get fuel splashed in it there for the hoses on each end of the expansion tube need so to be fuel proof. If I have to order something I will but if I can find something on the shelf [not likely] i would like to move forward. Stay tuned! Should start another thread for a different topic.
#27
I looked at finding metric hoses and braided cover hose but it had to be ordered at a high price, so I finally just used regular rubber fuel hose closest to the metric size and it worked fine. On top of the tank, where you are connecting the triangular cross-section expansion tank to those hose barbs, use as small of an O.D. as will fit on the barbs. Any excess hose diameter laying in that trough/channel in the top of the tank, standing proud of the top of the tank, will only add to the difficulty of reinstalling the tank in its already tight location.
Last edited by Spring44; 02-11-2022 at 02:57 AM.
#30
Good morning thanks for the input. Ill watch the video but need to get out the door to get the tank. I made a order with Jason at Paragon did not even think to ask him. Im not all that concerned about OE hose as much as fit/size like mentioned above and the possibility of degrading. As for easy access stuff I can find a solution or order something. I just want to get the tank in this weekend before I forget how to put it back together