| DEAN333 | -- 01-12-2013 @ 12:07 PM |
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Does anyone know of a good radiator shop to clean a tank in the south suburbs of Chicago? I have a '36 touring Fordoor. TIM CARLIG
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| trjford8 | -- 01-12-2013 @ 5:07 PM |
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Tim, if you have an old tank that needs cleaning I would look long and hard at purchasing a new tank. By the time you have it cleaned and sealed it will cost almost as much as a new one. I gave up on cleaning old tanks long soon after they started producing new tanks. When you get the old tank out tap on the top and bottom with a hammer to make sure it is solid. Old tanks tend to look good from the outside, but can be compromised by rust on the inside.
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| DEAN333 | -- 01-12-2013 @ 6:58 PM |
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I did buy a new tank for $215 but then decided to keep the old one. It is solid by rust flaking on the inside. TIM CARLIG
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| supereal | -- 01-12-2013 @ 8:30 PM |
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If you have flaking rust inside the tank, the original tern coating has been breached. Now that fuel is oxygenated, the rust will increase considerably. Like Tom, I learned a long time ago that replacement is the only good choice.
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| carguy | -- 01-13-2013 @ 6:49 AM |
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I too bought a shiny new gas tank for my '34. I like the fact that it is clean and new but I was disappointed that the mounting holes were not quite right and the neck is so off center to the hole in the rear pan that I cannot install a tank neck grommet. Bill Brown '34 Cabriolet
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| TomO | -- 01-15-2013 @ 8:36 AM |
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Tim, try Rex Radiator. http://www.rexradiator.com/ Tom
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| DEAN333 | -- 01-16-2013 @ 6:15 PM |
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Thanks Tom. Rex is about 15 minutes from me, I'll check it out tomorrow. Have you used them? TIM CARLIG
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| TomO | -- 01-17-2013 @ 8:32 AM |
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I have used a different branch of the company, the one in East Dundee and the one in Peoria that was run by Bill Lemaster. Tom
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