The junk and rust that came out of my tank. I'm not sure what i can save out of all this. rusty, rusty. I'm thinking maybe doing a por. 15 tank repair may be the way to go. I guess i'll try to replace the very, very rusty float pickup. I'm happy though, because when this is fixed. It will be one huge problem fixed on my Mav. Did anyone else have a tank this bad? I knew i had some old gas in the tank: but ,this was a real shock.
Holy crap ive never seen a gas tank Rust like that ... but then again ive only lived in The Desert my whole life... id try to get a new tank.
Looks like it had been filled with water at one time! Float's junk, but if the tank doesn't leak, I'd "ping" it for soft spots and see about a sealant job. OTOH, if a new tank is available, it'd sure cut down on your time... Russ
Just pulled my tank last week on my 74 Comet project. My car had sat about 20 years. The top was cleaner then yours but the rust inside is at least as bad. My sending unit is so bad The float and filter are completely rotted/dissolved away. I haven't shot inside the tank yet but here's the sending unit exactly how it came out of the car. I see one of the tank restoration companies seperates the tanks and blasts them, then welds back together and seals/coats them. WARNING don't weld on your tank unless you know you have it totally clean inside of any fumes!!!! Well I think I am going to blast the outside and see if I have many pinholes and make my descision from there. on the early model tanks everything seems to be a compromise as far as fit.
Thomas My tank was almost that bad . I used a very thin cut off wheel and cut a large hole in the top about 2' x 2' . Cleaned it out with sand blaster ( very fine sand ) . Gas welded the top back in pressure tested ( low pressure about 10 psi ) to check for leaks . Then sealed it on the inside with air craft tank sealer 9 years ago no problem sense . Jay
My tank was that bad i used KBS coutings www.kbs-coatings.com thay have a kit works great dont cost much.
i found the tank in the 1976 section. I guess the 73 tank is smaller 18 gal. and the 76 is a 19 gal. not really sure. The cost is like 100.00 bucks. being Canadian I'm sure that cost will jump up over 2 bills for me. so I'll be tring to seal and coat the tank first. my local store sells a the por 15 and it will be more cost effective. Not sure about the fuel lines. I'm planing to blow thoughs out with air. thats about it. I'll guess i'll have to replace the float and the filler that was located on top of the tank that runs from the charcoal canister. i'll see if i can find a tank locally. aswell. thanks for the help.
yes, that looks quite bad. As far as i gather, My Maverick must have sat for a few yrs. before the owners decided to retire it at the junk yard. where the guy i bought from picked it up as a kidney car. he had it for about maybe 6 mos. and i've had it now for almost 3 yrs. Thanks for the help and good luck on your tank.
Great. As I have read here on the forum. you'll need some longer bolts. I'm not happy that i can't buy a new tank that would be the same for my 73. I feel doing a tank repair would be easier than doing a tank swap. If I would swap out the tank. I like the idea of cuting out the trunk and droping one in that way. I just seen someone do this here. Having the top of the tank as the trunk floor. though I don't know how safe this would be.
Gas tank Mine looked as bad as yours....I just didn't know it. I restored my car from one end to the other. I began having problems with gunk in my carb after trailering the car to my first MCCI Roundup Nationals in Owensboro, KY in 2005. I got home, and the fuel filter cleared up, so I thought, 'no more problem'. I drove it around town quite a bit, no problems. The following year, back to KY for Roundup 2006 and had nothing but problems at the drag strip. It turns out that the rocking on the trailer for 1000 miles was stirring up the gunk in my gas tank. I removed it when we got back and was surprised at how much junk there was in there. I did Dennis Martin's tech article for a '65-'68 Mustang tank swap. I now have a new tank, new sending unit on the front rather thanthe side next to the exhaust heat, and I have a drain plug in case I ever need it. I think the Mustang tank swap is the way to go if you have dual exhaust running out the back. Seth
My Ranchero was so bad it actually had pinholes in the top of it. I'd put gas in and it would run maybe a mile before it cut off. When I removed the tank I could poke my finger through the top.
