OK -- the house is painted, the graduation party for my kid is almost
here -- the missus is about to set me free for the summer. Savannah,
languishing on jackstands since winter with the gas tank removed, has been
calling out to me. Yesterday, I scraped the grease off the gas tank and
wirebrushed it. In addition to removing the sending unit, I also removed a
chunk of concrete and an 8" long stick that have been in there... how many
years?! Since some five-year old dropped them in there, I guess, maybe 30
years ago?!! We'll never know.
Unless someone on the list wants to 'fess up.
I actually have some bona fide questions:
Above one seam, in the upper half of the tank, there is a slit where the
tank has rusted through -- just under the strap, where presumably water sat
and promoted rust. Should I weld it, or use one of those epoxy sealers,
like Raycrete?
I have Eastwood's gas tank sealer kit -- the label warns you to remove the
filter, which in this case is impossible -- it hovers 5/8" above the tank
bottom, and cannot be removed. I'm thinking, if I'm careful pouring the
sealer in, and rotate the tank carefully to coat, I can pretty much avoid
getting it on the Oilite filter. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Any advice for me?
adTHANKSvance,
Dan
'55 Savoy
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