TR2/3/3A Fuel filter madness on the TR3 [holy cow]

[tdskip]

So, like, you think my gas tank has seen better days or what?

 

[Andrew Mace]

Time to get the old tank thoroughly (professionally?) cleaned out? and possibly coated on the inside?

 

[Banjo]

Yummy. I've seen that before.

 

[Adrio]

the filter looks like cr*** but the blue sky and green trees look real nice to me. I just came in from shoveling 40 cm (16 inches) of fresh snow that fell today. I could use some blue sky and green trees, or at least a hot rum and egg nogg.

 

[Bugeye58]

Yum! Carburetor food!
Jeff

 

[YankeeTR]

The good news is your filter works...

 

[TR3driver]

Not enough information ... how long has that filter been on there ? And why is there so much water in your fuel ?

My TR3A tank has always shed a little rust. Had to solder up some pinholes when I got the car back in 1984, but never touched it again and it still holds fuel. I do get some rusty sediment in the sediment bowl (which I always clean as part of a major tuneup) but it doesn't seem to hurt anything otherwise.

 

[tdskip]

The good news is your filter works...

LOL!

Hi guys - that was the worst filter I've ever seen so I thought you guys would get a kick out of it.

I am planning on pulling the tank. That filter only has around 45 minutes of run time on it. I only ran the car like that to help me get baseline on what she needed.

The tank isn't leaking but the car wasn't properly stored before I got it. We'll see if it is savable, I am not overly hopeful.

 

[tdskip]

And why is there so much water in your fuel ?

Hi Randall - hope you got some good driving in over the weekend.

I had thought the moisture in the filter was simply fuel. It smells like fuel.

Does the condensation look like water?

I imagine I'll know for sure when I drain the tank before pulling it...

Thanks!

 

[tdskip]

I just came in from shoveling 40 cm (16 inches) of fresh snow that fell today. I could use some blue sky and green trees, or at least a hot rum and egg nogg.

Come on down - we'll hook you up with Blue Sky and hot rum and egg nog!

It has been getting into the mid 40's at night here and judging by how everyone runs around in arctic expedition gear it was actually cold or something...

 

[TR3driver]

I could be wrong ... but the 'gunk' looks like rust mixed with water to me. No doubt there is fuel in there too (hence the smell), but the pasty, smeary part looks like water to me.

I'd guess that you're just seeing the build up in the tank from long disuse (no doubt my project looks the same way) and it will clean up relatively quickly with use. Fuel left in a tank will trap any condensation (dew) that forms in the tank, and keep it from evaporating (until the fuel evaporates anyway).

BTW, if you do want to have the tank reconditioned, I'd recommend talking to the folks at Mac's Radiator in Bellflower. Although I've never had them do a gas tank for me, I've been taking radiators to them for many years and they have always treated me right. Unlike some other shops I've been to, they are happy to work with you and do whatever it is that you need. Walk in with a tank, no problem (but please leave the tank in the bin provided outside so it doesn't drip on the floor /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif ) Take them the whole car, they'll happily do the R&R for you. And they LIKE interesting old cars.

 

[Geo Hahn]

...It has been getting into the mid 40's at night here...

Same here -- they've opened the Armory and sent reporters out on the street to see how people 'are coping with the cold'.

That's some filter -- looks like one of D*** C*****'s arteries.