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DrEntropy

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Went out Sunday to warm up the B, lit off and stalled almost immediately and the fuel pump sounded like it was trying to hammer thru the bulkhead. DRY. No gas. Knew it was low when I shut it down a week before. Went today and got a couple gallons, poured it into the tank and hit the key. Waited a bit for the pump to settle down and smelled gas. The tank has rusted thru. Now slowly collecting two gallons...

WAAAH!

So who has the most effective "liquid liner" for gastanks? No way I'm paying $600+ for a "replica" tank
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Can't you have some patches welded onto it Doc? I doubt I have a spare tank. Maybe someone else does?
 
Well there's your problem right there!

I've heard good things about the POR15 fuel tank kit, but no first hand experience. Sounds like a little welding is in order first -- must be a local radiator shop that can do the fixes.
 
Doc, Look into this American made product. PJ

 
Personal experience, Paul?
 
No Doc, a friend used it in an antique farm tractor he restored and said it works very well. Only thing I can say is, that tank was in pretty bad shape. He had no choice as another tank wasn't available. Been 5 years I think and no leaks. PJ
 
Well, found a tank from a '63 which had been stored on a shelf for the better part of two decades, good inside and out. Took the die grinder with ScotchBrite pads and cleaned/painted the exterior. Used dish soap and gallons of water to slosh it out. no flaky-rusty stuff came out, let it sit and air out for a day. Next was two acetone rinses then the Red-Kote went in. Rolled it around and went thru every conceivable angle and orientation. On draining the Red stuff, about a pint was what was left on the interior. Now letting it sit in the open air for a few days, putting it in direct sunlight when possible.

All this was done in the front yard, high entertainment fer th' neighbors, I'm sure: "What th frell is that crazy bastage doin' now?!?"

Oh... and I managed to sprain my left wrist somehow. Aches and swollen. bah.

Currently hunting for the components to do Doug Lawson's voltage stabilizer solid-state conversion. Decided to test the repaired sending unit (came with the tank but was missing the V+ terminal), gauge wouldn't read "empty" so on testing the bi-metal thingie it was NOT dropping to 10V, rather supplying battery voltage.

I feel as though I'm chasin' me tail with this chain of events..
 
DrEntropy said:
All this was done in the front yard, high entertainment fer th' neighbors, I'm sure: "What th frell is that crazy bastage doin' now?!?"
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At this point, Doc, I don't think they even ask anymore. :grin:

Good luck chasing the electrical fun.
 
All this was done in the front yard, high entertainment fer th' neighbors, I'm sure: "What th frell is that crazy bastage doin' now?!?"
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Reminds me of a Tom Waits song: What's He Building In There?

What's he building in there?
What the **** is he building
In there?
He has subscriptions to those
Magazines... He never
Waves when he goes by
He's hiding something from
The rest of us... He's all
To himself... I think I know
Why... He took down the
Tire swing from the Peppertree
He has no children of his
Own you see... He has no dog
And he has no friends and
His lawn is dying... and
What about all those packages
He sends. What's he building in there?
With that hook light
On the stairs. What's he building
In there... I'll tell you one thing
He's not building a playhouse for
The children what's he building
In there?

Now what's that sound from under the door?
He's pounding nails into a
Hardwood floor... and I
Swear to god I heard someone
Moaning low... and I keep
Seeing the blue light of a
T.V. show...
He has a router
And a table saw... and you
Won't believe what Mr. Sticha saw
There's poison underneath the sink
Of course... But there's also
Enough formaldehyde to choke
A horse... What's he building
In there. What the **** is he
Building in there? I heard he
Has an ex-wife in some place
Called Mayors Income, Tennessee
And he used to have a
consulting business in Indonesia...
but what is he building in there?
What the **** is building in there?

He has no friends
But he gets a lot of mail
I'll bet he spent a little
Time in jail...
I heard he was up on the
Roof last night
Signaling with a flashlight
And what's that tune he's
Always whistling...
What's he building in there?
What's he building in there?

We have a right to know...









 
Almost to a "T," Steve. But better is Steve Stills "Treetop Flyer."

BTW: I was in a unit under "Military Airlift Command"...

The immediate neighbors know I run TO the fire. That's documented. Have saved pets, kids and homes over the 28 years here. Fire, flood and general chaos.

It's the ~en passant~ ones we're keepin' off balance. They know we all have surveillance cameras and are watching. They see the alarm company yard signs and NRA stickers inna windows. They hear the close neighbors explain I'm a Viet-Nam vet and likely to be hiding in brush and bushes outside my home at 0300... waiting...

The across-the-street former LRRP knows me, we have comm. The down-the-street former MARINES know me, they have intel and HUMINT. We have a ~neighborhood~ here.

There's no "right to know" what any of us is 'building in there.' The curious gotta come find out, POLITELY asking. They'd quickly find it will be in in their best interest.

And God speed Tom Clancy.
 
I can tell you from experience that if the tank has holes from being rusted thru, you probably won't have great long-term success with trying to seal it up with liquid goo. Once a tank reaches that point, it really needs to be properly cleaned and patched or replaced.
 
That's why I got the replacement tank and did the "preventative" coating treatment. The original tank is goin' to the scrap pile.
 
Doc, love your posts and the potential comments from your neighbors. Know one of mine always refers to my Healey as that "noisy hot rod" and who knows what else she says about me or the car ! Plus she might have overheard a possible swear word or two, maybe more, when I bark my knuckles on something or hit my head on the bottom of the door when rolling out from underneath the bloody beast ! Love our LBC's !
Regards,
Mike
 
Mike, I too have let fly a few expletives asking for reason as to "Why???" and usually no response (except in my own pee brain)..LOL I have often wondered how far that language travelled through the garage door and down the neighborhood. Maybe that is why I get strange looks?? :highly_amused:
 
Three different schematics, three different pin-out diagrams... durn'd good thing this IC (LM317) has internal load protection! Got it to throw out 10V on the bench, now the battery in the MG needs to be put on the charger. Again.

Coating the tank with Rustoleum's "Leak Seal" over the paint. Used bicycle innertube sliced in half for the strap rubber. A near-perfect match to the original.
 
Boggsy64 said:
Mike, I too have let fly a few expletives asking for reason as to "Why???" and usually no response (except in my own pee brain)..LOL :highly_amused:
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Of course you would be referring to a pea brain :grin: methinks a pee brain has to do with beer consumption - but may also lead to expletives. :smile:
 
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