<VV> Rampside gas tank

[J R Read_HML]

It worked for me a couple of months ago.  If it is so rusty that it splits, 
you needed to replace it anyway.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; 
"Timothy T Werner" <wern3 at juno.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Rampside gas tank


> Freezing is too likely to split it, I wouldn't try it.
> RonH
>
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> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Timothy T Werner" <wern3 at juno.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Rampside gas tank
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>> You might try filling it with water and freezing it to expand the tank 
>> bottom.  I don't know where you live, so maybe this is not an option in 
>> terms of your weather?
>>
>>
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>> Later, JR
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Timothy T Werner" <wern3 at juno.com>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:21 AM
>> Subject: <VV> Rampside gas tank
>>
>>
>>> vairmeisters
>>> I dropped the gas tank down out of the '61 Ramp last night after finding
>>> about a quart of sour old gas left in there. The bottom is caved in
>>> somewhat and there is a pinhole leak in that area. I removed the sender
>>> and it was packed with wet rust. Is the tank a replacement situation? I
>>> was thinking of using my air compressor to try to pressurize the thing
>>> and "blow" the dent back out of the tank, then clean, patch, and paint
>>> the thing. It looks like the sender is a goner for sure.
>>> Tim
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