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RE: gas tank

To: LarryD@pengrowth.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: gas tank
From: "Allen Blackmon" <orangedawg@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:20:57 +0000
Has anyone used the tank cleaning kit that Lewis bought?  Does it work?  Any 
other reasonable alternatives?  I need to clean my tank and I was wondering 
what to do.  Thanks!!

Allen


>From: "Dziuba, Larry" <LarryD@pengrowth.com>
>Reply-To: "Dziuba, Larry" <LarryD@pengrowth.com>
>To: "'datsunmike'" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>, Lewis Trautz  
><lewharve@icdc.com>,   datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: gas tank
>Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:14:02 -0700
>
>You also might want to presoak some of those old bolts.  They have a
>tendancy to snap off back there.  Larry.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: datsunmike [mailto:datsunmike@nyc.rr.com]
>Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:52 PM
>To: Lewis Trautz; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: gas tank
>
>
>Try to empty the tank first but if you can't be very careful. I used a 
>floor
>jack with a 2'x3' 3/4 plywood bolted to the head. Worked well and the tank
>didn't teeter and fall.
>
>Clean out the trunk and under the mat is an inspection cover so you can
>disconnect the sender wires. You'll need to remove the gas line and return
>line on the front of the tank (by the rear axle). You'll also need to 
>remove
>the rubber hose to which the gas filler tube is connected.
>
>After all that is done remove the bolts holding the tank to the car and
>voila.
>
>Mike
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lewis Trautz" <lewharve@icdc.com>
>To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:06 AM
>Subject: gas tank
>
>
> > The spring is coming to Philly and I have been looking into taking off 
>the
> > tarp of my 68 1600. my friend says I should treat the gas tank. so I 
>have
> > ordered the kit from Eastwood and now I have to figure out how to remove
>the
> > gas tank any suggestions.
> > Lew
> >
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