1964 puzzle from an old Friend

[65swb45]

Your leaf blower idea is genious. No doubt your old friend would approve of your resourcefulness. Keep it up. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has subscribed to this build thread. We look forward to watching you accomplish your mission.

One man's genius is another man's . Nonetheless, I have to admit my first reaction was to spit up food. I think we need a new acronymn. Instead of NSFW we need some disclaimer for NOT SAFE FOR FOOD!

All in all, it's probably exactly what the radiator shop does, with a shop vac, and charges you the cost of a shop vac for doing it,

Can I send you MY tank the next time it needs repair? One to another.

Mark

 

[cult45]

Sorry for your loss mate, but this way you have an actual embodiment of John Boy in that 40. Git 'er runnin, and follow all the advice you've received so far. Sounds like a good swap with Downey.

 

[NKC]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty sure if this was back in the day, I would have played the part of the bungee cord...and John Boy would have gone to get another beer.

 

[NKC]

I did get the mechanical pump installed, the push rod tube had alot of black crud stuff up it, but a half inch drill bit cleaned most of it out. Bumped the starter over to check...and sure enough...push rod cycles like it should.

 

[NKC]

Two of the five screws to the fuel gauge sending until broke off, really just rusted through.

Put some penetrating oil and managed to vice grip the screw body on thru. Talk about an exercise in patience.

Vacuumed out the loose stuff rolling around left after everything.

Found the screw size on this thread
What size screws/boltd for the sending unit?
Maybe I'll be done dancing with this tank tomorrow.......

 

[NKC]

Can't find the stock screws locally, hate to be held up by two little screws.

 

[Fast Eddy]

What now for that tank? There's an Eastwood kit for sealing. And, from a quick google search, a KBS kit.

 

[honk]

I doubt the JB Weld will seal it up and you'll be better off to follow Eddy's Eastwood kit or another made for the job. Eastwood Company: Search Results for fuel tank sealant inproducts

IMO, people attribute magical capabilities to JB Weld that aren't realistic. It's just an epoxy with some aluminum powder in it and doesn't weld anything or stand up to corrosives very well.

Best is a new tank; next best is a known good product made for the purpose. It's too much trouble removing and replacing a tank to have to do over.

 

[Fast Eddy]

You certainly want to pressure test it somehow. Sometimes they'll leak right through the 'metal' when they get hot and under pressure, but only when hot, so it will seem fine, no drips, but smell bad sometimes.

 

[NKC]

Originally I just wanted to get it cleaned up enough to hook it up and see if the engine fires up. I can see why sealing it would be great after all the rust I got out of it. But first I just wanted to see if it works.

I slowly realized that the sending unit screws weren't the metric screws referred to, I'm a bit slow on the uptake on all this metric stuff, took the screws I removed to the hardware store and the 4mm X .7 X 8mm didn't look the same...at all. Figured OK, it was a work around but I'll put it back to stock.

Started threading the 4mm in, figured maybe it would clean up the threads all by itself, and ...bink, it broke off in the hole. Ok, no problem, left handed drill bit and...no joy. So, OK, I got this, drill it out and use an easy out. Drilled great, started the extractor and ..oh yeah, it broke off too.

What the heck, no problemo, drill That out and grab the Harbor Freight tap and die kit....how about that, it has a 4mm X .7 pitch! Tap it, chase the rest of the holes real purty and ready to assemble. Of course, what good is a hole if you don't drop something in it.

All ready to go back together. Then I found out why the screws were used.....

The holes don't line up.

 

[65swb45]

Your first assumption was that the screws were stock. I could tell from the start that they were wood screws.

The reason the holes don't line up is the second assumption. That sender is incorrect for that tank. It will not read correctly with your Guage. The only thing it will do,albeit not well, is seal the hole up in the top of the tank until you can get the right sender.

Best

Mark

www.marksoffroad.net

 

[NKC]

Your first assumption was that the screws were stock. I could tell from the start that they were wood screws.

The reason the holes don't line up is the second assumption. That sender is incorrect for that tank. It will not read correctly with your Guage. The only thing it will do,albeit not well, is seal the hole up in the top of the tank until you can get the right sender.

Best

Mark

www.marksoffroad.net

It is a puzzle. And I'm going to have fun figuring it out. It's like, 'what did those guys do this time'? This dodge was there for a long time. But, like you said, I'll use it to 'seal up the hole' and see how it works, it's got an aftermarket gauge package and was reading, reading right?..well, we'll see.

The whole screw recognition thing is embarrassing.....

 

[NKC]

I doubt the JB Weld will seal it up and you'll be better off to follow Eddy's Eastwood kit or another made for the job. Eastwood Company: Search Results for fuel tank sealant inproducts

IMO, people attribute magical capabilities to JB Weld that aren't realistic. It's just an epoxy with some aluminum powder in it and doesn't weld anything or stand up to corrosives very well.

Best is a new tank; next best is a known good product made for the purpose. It's too much trouble removing and replacing a tank to have to do over.

I've had good service with JB Weld, patched more than one of my semi-truck fuel tanks with it, and they lasted for years. It wasn't gas though. New fuel tank probably in the cards once the shakedown period is up. I gotta say, removing this tank is a joy compared to any others I've done, kind of endearing the Cruiser to me. Getting quite attached to it.

 

[65swb45]

I've had good service with JB Weld, patched more than one of my semi-truck fuel tanks with it, and they lasted for years. It wasn't gas though. New fuel tank probably in the cards once the shakedown period is up. I gotta say, removing this tank is a joy compared to any others I've done, kind of endearing the Cruiser to me. Getting quite attached to it.

You are in the 'honeymoon' phase. We're all voyeurs, checking in to see how long it lasts!

 

[cult45]

You are in the 'honeymoon' phase. We're all voyeurs, checking in to see how long it lasts!

It'll last.

 

[thebigredrocker]

You Got This.

 

[Fast Eddy]

If that sender works with your gauge of choice, rotate it 36 degrees, drill and tap.

 

[Mace]

I know its a big world out there, but your friend who passed didn't happen to be named Rod Wiggens?

Rod ended up selling all his cruisers and moving to Laughlin IIRC.

I think since then he has passed.

 

[NKC]

You are in the 'honeymoon' phase. We're all voyeurs, checking in to see how long it lasts!

Man, I don't don't know if I could live through the end of another 'honeymoon phase'.

 

[NKC]

Saturday

Had some time, so I cleaned up the gas tank well and put some rubber strips in. Is the red paint an undercoat, or do you think it's original color?

Pulled the Cruiser out of the shop in case of fire, put some gas in it found the connector hose at the filler leaked, I think it's just a piece of radiator hose and doesn't fit well, so I will order the real thing

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