Hello again everyone!
After struggling with fuel issues for a while and finding a bunch of junk in my fuel lines and filter, I decided to finally pull my gas tank. The previous owner said that they had the tank boiled out back in 2020 and there was a tag on the tank from the place that did it as well that confirms this, but it seemed that the tank's coating was peeling off and there was some minor surface rust. So after scanning the forums for a little while and getting a quote of up to $600 from a local shop to take it all apart and clean it up and reseal it. I first cleaned the majority of the junk out using diluted muriatic acid which did wonders for getting the majority of the junk out of the tank, followed by high pressured water and then alcohol to remove the water and leave behind a dry tank. I then got a bunch of fencing staples and rattled them around for a day, removing even more junk, and came to the conclusion that a lot of rust was present in the tank than I thought. I then used the Por15 degreaser, surface etching/prep, and sealer, and all seemed to go well. I checked back after a week and found that all the sealer that was on the bottom of the tank came off in one giant flake and that the surface behind it looked even rustier than before! I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about what could have happened and had any suggestions on what gas tank I should get. It seems difficult to find a new 1964 tank so I was also wondering if it was an option to get a tank from a later model and just cap off the stuff I don't need. The previous owners put in a stainless steel secondary tank so I am gonna drop that today and check it out as well.
Thanks!
After struggling with fuel issues for a while and finding a bunch of junk in my fuel lines and filter, I decided to finally pull my gas tank. The previous owner said that they had the tank boiled out back in 2020 and there was a tag on the tank from the place that did it as well that confirms this, but it seemed that the tank's coating was peeling off and there was some minor surface rust. So after scanning the forums for a little while and getting a quote of up to $600 from a local shop to take it all apart and clean it up and reseal it. I first cleaned the majority of the junk out using diluted muriatic acid which did wonders for getting the majority of the junk out of the tank, followed by high pressured water and then alcohol to remove the water and leave behind a dry tank. I then got a bunch of fencing staples and rattled them around for a day, removing even more junk, and came to the conclusion that a lot of rust was present in the tank than I thought. I then used the Por15 degreaser, surface etching/prep, and sealer, and all seemed to go well. I checked back after a week and found that all the sealer that was on the bottom of the tank came off in one giant flake and that the surface behind it looked even rustier than before! I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about what could have happened and had any suggestions on what gas tank I should get. It seems difficult to find a new 1964 tank so I was also wondering if it was an option to get a tank from a later model and just cap off the stuff I don't need. The previous owners put in a stainless steel secondary tank so I am gonna drop that today and check it out as well.
Thanks!