Posted By: CHRGR69
Gas Tank - 05/31/20 02:49 AM
69 Charger. Drained the old gas and it was shellac brown. Put in 5 gals of fresh gas, drained, and it was brown. Do I have a rusty tank?
Gas Tank
Posted By: Mastershake340
Re: Gas Tank - 05/31/20 03:13 AM
Pour a little on concrete, let it dry. If there is an area of red rust specs where the gas was, you’ve got a rusty tank. You could pour a little on a paper towel and look for rust residue too after the gas evaporates.
If not rust, it may be varnish that’s dissolving in the fresh gas?
If not rust, it may be varnish that’s dissolving in the fresh gas?
Posted By: mopars4ever
Re: Gas Tank - 05/31/20 11:38 AM
My vote is for bad gas. It doesn`t take long nowadays for gas to go bad and turn to crap.
Posted By: RapidRobert
Re: Gas Tank - 05/31/20 01:05 PM
On a side note I would suggest a new tank. Spectre in Canada was a premium one but there was something about some counterfeit ones being sold
Posted By: dart4forte
Re: Gas Tank - 05/31/20 01:58 PM
Originally Posted by RapidRobert
On a side note I would suggest a new tank. Spectre in Canada was a premium one but there was something about some counterfeit ones being sold
You will be fighting contamination issues until you either have the tank boiled which really doesn’t address contaminants in the fuel line or replace the tank. Changing the fuel line would be worth the piece of mind.