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Anyone ever had a gas tank just collapse in ?
#96282
07/28/08 07:23 PM
07/28/08 07:23 PM
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Kentucky
mopar155
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Just wondering if this has happpened to anyone else? We pulled the motor on my Duster back in March and sent it off to my Buddy's to restore it. My friend clamped off the fuel line with a pair of vice grips when we transported it. My painter called me the other day and said that the gas tank looked like a crumpled up plastic milk jug. He thinks it happened because the tank wasn't vented. Anyone heard of this happening before- I'm assuming when I buy the new tank I should get a new sending unit also????
1970 Plymouth Duster
1971 Dodge Challenger
2009 Dodge Challenger R/T
1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 4 Speed (Son's)
1985 Chevrolet Corvette (Wife's)
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Re: Anyone ever had a gas tank just collapse in ?
[Re: MoparforLife]
#96284
07/28/08 07:38 PM
07/28/08 07:38 PM
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mopar155
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Learned this lesson the hard way $$$$ ... We did my challenger a few years ago and it went 18 months during the restoration with no problems- Of course I'm not sure we pinched off the fuel line on that one ? Oh well LE$$ON learned !!
1970 Plymouth Duster
1971 Dodge Challenger
2009 Dodge Challenger R/T
1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 4 Speed (Son's)
1985 Chevrolet Corvette (Wife's)
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Re: Anyone ever had a gas tank just collapse in ?
[Re: mopar155]
#96285
07/29/08 01:04 AM
07/29/08 01:04 AM
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DuPont, Washington
DZJim
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Just wondering if this has happpened to anyone else? We pulled the motor on my Duster back in March and sent it off to my Buddy's to restore it. My friend clamped off the fuel line with a pair of vice grips when we transported it. My painter called me the other day and said that the gas tank looked like a crumpled up plastic milk jug. He thinks it happened because the tank wasn't vented. Anyone heard of this happening before- I'm assuming when I buy the new tank I should get a new sending unit also????
Take a look at this one...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...l%3Den%26sa%3DX
scroll down a ways for the image and description...
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Re: Anyone ever had a gas tank just collapse in ?
[Re: DZJim]
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07/29/08 02:17 AM
07/29/08 02:17 AM
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Marysville, O-H-I-O
70Cuda383
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wow. from just normal air pressure! well, you could reverse the problem by filling what's left of the tank with gas, draining the liquid, seal up all openings but 1, and drop a match into it! 
**Photobucket sucks**
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Re: Anyone ever had a gas tank just collapse in ?
[Re: DZJim]
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07/30/08 03:09 PM
07/30/08 03:09 PM
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west kentucky
gomangoRTSE
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Just wondering if this has happpened to anyone else? We pulled the motor on my Duster back in March and sent it off to my Buddy's to restore it. My friend clamped off the fuel line with a pair of vice grips when we transported it. My painter called me the other day and said that the gas tank looked like a crumpled up plastic milk jug. He thinks it happened because the tank wasn't vented. Anyone heard of this happening before- I'm assuming when I buy the new tank I should get a new sending unit also????
Take a look at this one...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...l%3Den%26sa%3DX
 Yea yea, Oh I understand completely now. Easy to read, simply formula. A child can understand that.......he he he he
scroll down a ways for the image and description...
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Re: Anyone ever had a gas tank just collapse in ?
[Re: 70Cuda383]
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07/30/08 05:14 PM
07/30/08 05:14 PM
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California
mickm
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wow. from just normal air pressure!
well, you could reverse the problem by filling what's left of the tank with gas, draining the liquid, seal up all openings but 1, and drop a match into it!
yup, that gets my vote! but stand back and video it , and then post it here 
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