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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 47 | If I'm ever going to drive this thing down the road, I'm going to need to do something about that plastic tubing spliced into my fuel line and the lawn-mower can bungeed to the passenger seat.
So. Tomorrow I'm planning on dropping the tank to get the crud out. Any tips. Anything you wish someone had told you before YOU did the same thing? Beyond a good solid scrubbing what else should I do to the tank while I have it off?
Thanks in advance.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 210 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 210 | definitely have it sealed if there is any rust in it. what kind of a "thing " are you talking about? mine was a 46 suburban and it was pretty bad. it came back as something i don't have to worry about. worth alot to me.
jim | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 124 | First thing to do is to pull the fuel guage sender unit from the top of the tank. You can then look into the tank and get an idea of the condition.
Worst case of course it a totally corroded interior which could mean a tank replacement. You can get the tank 'boiled out' I understand. Perhaps radiator shops offer this service.
If the tank can be cleaned out reasonably well, but still has surface defects (coating off in places) - then coating is an option.
My origional tank was trash when I pulled it. The tank I got from my parts car looked really good. I just gave it a good pressure wash, and when dry - gave it a treatment with dilute phosphoric acid just in case. I'd recommend the acid treatment before coating if that's the route you go.
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