66 Gastank question
#11
RE: 66 Gastank question
Fill with water, grind or wheel off the rust. Be careful when removing it not to cause any spark, insulate your tools from the metal with a cloth if necessary, and place the removed tank on cloth, not metal or concrete as you may still cause a spark there too. Once the rust is gone drain the water and let it evaporate for a while to keep water out of the tank when replaced.
#12
RE: 66 Gastank question
The draining and refilling with water is an excellent idea. For the grinding part.....go to an auto parts store and look for a 3M brand paint and rust stripper wheel. It's non-metalic and doesnt give off sparks, fits in a 1/4 inch drill or die grinder and works like a champ at removing rust and paint.
#13
RE: 66 Gastank question
I started to redo my tank awhile back, but quickly found pin holes when I started to grind. A new repro tank was about $100. I thought it was well worth it, replacing a 40 year old tank.
#14
RE: 66 Gastank question
wtf the only thing you can buy on the street is unleaded,, or a spin off ,,,,so buy an additive or replace the seats in the head,,,,,,the best is racing gas at a high price and what has that got to do with dropping a gas tank
#16
RE: 66 Gastank question
number one,,,why is there cat verts on a 66 car of any kind, and as above where'd you find leaded gas? and as above,,, and I learned the hard way replace the tank and save a ton of issues and money down the road,,, as to removal ,,,my 66 coupe only has approx 10 bolts holding in in place ( not counting gas line) so why fill the tank with water? and add rust to the mix or something else
#17
RE: 66 Gastank question
Save yourself the trouble and just replace the tank. My '66 sat up for 9 years, with half a tank of gas in it, and it was not pretty. It all turned to varnish and it literally ate the sending unit away to nothing but a little piece of the rod left. Plus, that smell is REALLY hard to get rid of.
I bought the entire replacement kit from Mustangs Unlimited and had it all changed out in about 20 minutes.
I bought the entire replacement kit from Mustangs Unlimited and had it all changed out in about 20 minutes.
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