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| BahnBrenner914 |
  Jul 2 2007, 10:06 PM
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The girl is gone and all I have now is a beat-up teener  Group: Members Posts: 301 Joined: 22-May 04 From: Gig Harbor and University Place, WA :: School in Angola, IN :: girlfriend in Sarasota, FL Member No.: 2,094 Region Association: None  |
Took out the gas tank and it indeed is full of (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) . I'll let the pics tell the rest:
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| jk76.914 |
Jul 4 2007, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 12-April 05 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 3,925 Region Association: North East States |
I did the POR-15 route. Here's the before and after- (I've posted this before) I wasn't dealing with as much as you are. The POR treatment took care of the surface rust before the final sealing.
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| jk76.914 |
Jul 5 2007, 07:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 12-April 05 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 3,925 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(jk76.914 @ Jul 4 2007, 05:26 PM)  I did the POR-15 route. Here's the before and after- (I've posted this before) I wasn't dealing with as much as you are. The POR treatment took care of the surface rust before the final sealing. Those are my pics. You're all welcome to them. A couple of lessons learned by me- regarding the flash rust (great term)- When I completed step 2, I rinsed it by putting a hose in one of the big holes on top. I let it spray with both tubes off at the bottom. The combination of running water and air flashed stripes of rust going down the inside of the tank, and I had to do step 2 all over again. The next time, I kept the bottom holes plugged, and rinsed by filling the tank full, then draining it quickly. I did it 3 times to flush it, and no rust. I'm guessing the lack of air slowed down the rust action. after step 2, I put the vacuum hose from my shop vac into the filler hole on top, and put the end down to the deepest section of the tank. While it was sucking, I blew into the fuel level sender hole with my heat gun on medium. It worked great. I could feel the bottom of the tank heat up, and I could see the wetness disappearing when I peeked in around the heat gun with a flash light. When I removed the tubes on the bottom and the sock, I munged up the thread on one of the nipples. It was a pain with magnifying glasses and jewelers files to clean it up, so be careful. Also, I learned that the nut is aluminum- very soft and easily damaged. I got new ones from Stoddard- they had to backorder from Germany but they came in about a week for only maybe $3 or so each. This one will be controversial- To seal the tubes and the sock, I installed them while the POR-15 sealant was still wet. It's now TOTALLY permanent, but I didn't want to fool around with leaks, and, after 98000 miles and 30 years, my sock was still OK (replaced it anyway), so what the heck. Good luck! Jim |
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BahnBrenner914 Pulled the tank Vol V Jul 2 2007, 10:06 PM
BahnBrenner914 The tank: Jul 2 2007, 10:07 PM BahnBrenner914 The gas from the bottom of the tank that didnt syp... Jul 2 2007, 10:08 PM BahnBrenner914 and inside the tank (if you have small children in... Jul 2 2007, 10:09 PM McMark Yup, not surprised given the issues you've bee... Jul 2 2007, 10:31 PM BahnBrenner914 Thats a reflection, not a hole. But it is chock fu... Jul 2 2007, 10:38 PM McMark Get a couple gallons of Muriatic Acid and CAREFULL... Jul 2 2007, 10:40 PM
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Get a couple gallons of Muriatic Acid and [i][b]C... Jul 2 2007, 10:56 PM BahnBrenner914 Also, my dad was talking about putting some ball b... Jul 2 2007, 11:08 PM Blood red 914-6gt "Are you out of it boys? Everything is ball b... Jul 2 2007, 11:12 PM Cevan
"Are you out of it boys? Everything is ball ... Oct 10 2007, 03:10 PM BahnBrenner914 The ball bearings :blur: :blur: :blur: would break... Jul 3 2007, 12:37 AM Danny_Ocean
The ball bearings :blur: :blur: :blur: would brea... Jul 3 2007, 12:41 AM GWN7 The other option is take it to a rad shop and have... Jul 3 2007, 12:42 AM Gint Here we go again...
Take it to a radiator shop an... Jul 3 2007, 12:54 AM markb
Here we go again...
Take it to a radiator shop a... Jul 3 2007, 10:19 PM rhodyguy nice tanks will be fetching good money before you ... Jul 3 2007, 01:54 AM Blood red 914-6gt I hit myself everytime I think that I sold a very ... Jul 3 2007, 02:02 AM 1bad914 Take a short length ( 1 foot) of link chain and pu... Jul 3 2007, 05:51 AM type11969 :agree:
Did that with my Beetle tank 10 years ag... Jul 3 2007, 07:52 AM Phoenix914 I also recommend using the chain method to clean u... Jul 3 2007, 08:23 AM IanStott I sent mine out to get professionally done and am ... Jul 3 2007, 08:36 AM BahnBrenner914 Well I bought the muriatic acid and I've got a... Jul 3 2007, 08:05 PM Danny_Ocean
Well I bought the muriatic acid...
Muriatic aci... Jul 3 2007, 11:12 PM Mike914
Well I bought the muriatic acid...
Muriatic ac... Jul 4 2007, 12:22 AM por73914
Well I bought the muriatic acid...
Muriatic ac... Jul 4 2007, 02:18 PM McMark I've bought the sock at a bug shop before. Bu... Jul 3 2007, 08:19 PM abbott295 Excuse me for butting in here, but where does one ... Jul 3 2007, 09:24 PM McMark http://www.por15.com ;) Jul 3 2007, 09:27 PM abbott295 Thank you, McMark. I will study that site. Jul 3 2007, 09:58 PM BahnBrenner914 well I didn't :blowup: and I'm ok (i gues... Jul 4 2007, 12:14 AM robby750
well I didn't :blowup: and I'm ok (i gue... Jul 4 2007, 12:22 AM BahnBrenner914 So more acid or nut dancing or what? Jul 4 2007, 12:30 AM Danny_Ocean
So more acid or nut dancing or what?
You must r... Jul 4 2007, 12:36 AM McMark Let the acid sit in there for longer to get the st... Jul 4 2007, 12:49 AM BahnBrenner914 I did a fair bit of sloshing, but it was in there ... Jul 4 2007, 12:52 AM Gint Like I said, take it to a rad shop, pay the man ... Jul 4 2007, 01:15 AM Danny_Ocean
Like I said, take it to a rad shop, pay the man ... Jul 4 2007, 01:20 AM BahnBrenner914
Like I said, take it to a rad shop, pay the man ... Jul 4 2007, 01:33 AM Danny_Ocean
That would be a good title for another volume of ... Jul 4 2007, 01:38 AM Gint That would be a good title for another volume of m... Jul 4 2007, 10:40 AM bd1308 now you went and done it!
Miles is gonna come... Jul 4 2007, 03:55 AM BahnBrenner914 So the bare metal on the inside wont rust when I h... Jul 4 2007, 11:18 AM rhodyguy figure that's prob 30+years of neglect resting... Jul 4 2007, 11:59 AM SirAndy i coated my tank. after the acid cleaning routine ... Jul 4 2007, 01:23 PM McMark Watch out for reusing the sock. The flash aluminu... Jul 4 2007, 01:27 PM Danny_Ocean
Watch out for reusing the sock. The flash alumin... Jul 4 2007, 04:02 PM McMark
Watch out for reusing the sock. The flash alumi... Jul 5 2007, 02:01 AM rhodyguy think of what the fumes do to lung tissue if they... Jul 4 2007, 02:29 PM BahnBrenner914 Well I just got done with another acid bath :stir... Jul 4 2007, 02:34 PM por73914
Well I just got done with another acid bath :sti... Jul 4 2007, 02:38 PM BahnBrenner914 I would tell you, but the Green Party will send sw... Jul 4 2007, 02:46 PM rhodyguy that would eventually be chambers creek, titlow be... Jul 4 2007, 03:20 PM ammason
I did the POR-15 route. Here's the before an... Jul 4 2007, 04:11 PM Phoenix914 Those strainer socks are readily available from th... Jul 5 2007, 07:46 AM Bogaat
Those strainer socks are readily available from t... Jul 5 2007, 10:58 AM McMark It is installed from the outside. :confused: Jul 5 2007, 11:01 AM Bogaat
It is installed from the outside. :confused:
H... Jul 5 2007, 11:05 AM rhodyguy take off the capturing nut on the supply tube and ... Jul 5 2007, 11:06 AM rhodyguy nice write up jim. how i dried my tank after drain... Jul 5 2007, 08:06 PM rjames A hair dryer in the filler hole worked for me. Abo... Jul 5 2007, 09:24 PM BahnBrenner914 Well I just finished the last of my acid with the ... Jul 9 2007, 07:41 PM Gint
So is that normal? (asking the non-sealer guys, c... Jul 9 2007, 09:29 PM John I would follow up the acid treatment with a Phosph... Jul 9 2007, 09:25 PM BahnBrenner914
I would follow up the acid treatment with a Phosp... Jul 9 2007, 10:31 PM BahnBrenner914 I went and got a new strainer sock for the tank... Jul 10 2007, 08:17 PM BahnBrenner914 So the tank is all cleaned out :stir: and I inst... Jul 15 2007, 11:26 PM BahnBrenner914 Then installed tank, fuel gauge, expansion chamber... Jul 15 2007, 11:28 PM McMark You may have the hoses get kinked after the first ... Jul 15 2007, 11:53 PM BahnBrenner914
You may have the hoses get kinked after the first... Jul 16 2007, 02:00 AM boxstr I would hold off on filling the tank to the top. F... Jul 16 2007, 09:59 AM Bogaat
I would hold off on filling the tank to the top. ... Jul 16 2007, 10:25 AM BahnBrenner914
I would hold off on filling the tank to the top. ... Jul 16 2007, 01:25 PM boxstr The early 914s 70-74 had the pump and filter mount... Jul 16 2007, 10:56 AM Brian Mifsud If you are concerned about "Muriatic" (H... Oct 10 2007, 02:59 PM |
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