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Re: Before I install my new gas tank.....
[Re: Moparmaniacc]
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09/10/11 12:06 AM
09/10/11 12:06 AM
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HelleOnWheels
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I would focus on what you find when you remove the old tank. Maybe put POR15 on the bottom of the trunk floor and cross brace.
The tank has been out for over a year now. The bottom of the trunk and bracing is all in great condition. I was thinking more in the line of what I should do to make sure the tank doesn't rust long term.
Thanks for the insight.....
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Re: Before I install my new gas tank.....
[Re: RodStRace]
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09/10/11 12:06 AM
09/10/11 12:06 AM
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Hook up the sending unit with jumpers and check the gauge.
Lots of posts on fuel guages not reading right. Easier to check loose and empty!
GREAT IDEA!!!
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Re: Before I install my new gas tank.....
[Re: HelleOnWheels]
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09/10/11 03:43 AM
09/10/11 03:43 AM
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Cut and Shoot, TX
kentj340
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I was thinking more in the line of what I should do to make sure the tank doesn't rust long term.
Gas tanks fail by corroding from the inside due to water condensation. When the rusting causes thinning of the metal and lots of perforations, the tank is toast. This is mainly a worry with disuse.
As far as outside cosmetics, it should be hot dipped with an alloy of lead-tin (as is the inside). See
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=0#Post6819164
The coating should not corrode if kept mostly dry and garaged. But if you want to paint it, you could refer to "How to Restore Your Muscle Car" by Donahue. Go to an online bookstore, find this title - the one with the red Charger on the cover is the newest edition - and do a search inside the book for 'gas tank refinishing', which is 3 pages. The author mistakenly says "all tanks are galvanized", rather than terne, but talks about how to remove rust and what paint to use. But I wonder about long term paint adhesion on the lead-tin.
Since lead-tin is in fact solder, you could closely inspect all exterior surfaces for any rusting, pitting, rock damage, or loss of coating, and repair with - voilą - solder. Be sure to get out all the gas fumes first...
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