[Healeys] Gas Tanks

[Alan Seigrist]

Ray -

oh sorry is this for a BN1?

the tank I am talking about is for a 6 cyl

Best,

Alan

On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 10:15 AM, Ray Juncal <healeyray at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Alan
>    Moss wants $900 for their cheap steel replacement tank, but that's what
> a local gas tank repair place wants to clean, repair, line and pressure
> test a gas tank. I don't know which way to go.
> Ray
>
> On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 05:27:14 PM PDT, Alan Seigrist <
> healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> And for what it's worth, Micheal is also right... depends on how important
> originality is for you.
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 8:25 AM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Ray -
>
> All I can say is the steel tanks rust.  Not much you can do about it.  On
> to my third in my BJ8.  Etching and sealing the tank is an option, but
> alot of work and significant risk to mess it up.
>
> The cheap moss tank is a permanent fix, and looks and fits beautifully
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 4:46 AM Ray Juncal via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> So brake and fuel lines are in. Time for the gas tank. I have two pretty
> nice looking tanks I've had stashed for this occasion. Well they were
> pretty nice until I started scraping the undercoat off and found the rust
> termites. I'm looking for a new tank and leaning toward the Moss steel one.
> Advise,warnings and suggestions please.
>
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