[Healeys] Gas Tanks

[Charlie Baldwin]

If it matters to anyone, Greensburg where Jake's place is is in western 
PA, 30 or so miles east of Pittsburgh.  The place that I mentioned is in 
the eastern part of the middle of the state, York County.  The last tank 
I had done was the one for my MG TD, and that cost lest than $200, and 
was 3 years ago.  A friend of mine has had many vintage Volvo tanks 
done, but hasn't taken any for a while because the owner, Harry, raised 
his prices, and he can get new reproduction tanks for less than getting 
them repaired.

Harry cooks them out in a hot caustic or acidic solution going down to 
bare metal, and then the coating he uses is a red color that stands up 
to all gasoline, even with ethanol in it.

Either way, there is a big difference between what either of these 
charge and $900 for a new tank that may or may not be exactly like the 
original.


> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 10:03 AM Jake V <britishauto at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     If it hasn't been mentioned before, Moyer in easter PA (if you're
>     in the states) has a great way to extend the life of a tank.
>     I think it was ~$300. My TR7 tank had this done, it'll outlast the
>     rest of the car, I'd wager.
>
>     http://www.gas-tank.com/
>
>     On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 10:58 PM Charlie Baldwin
>     <mgcharlie at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>         A shop near me would probably cost less than $300 to repair,
>         clean, and coat a used tank.  That would leave a lot of room
>         to ship the tank to them.
>         https://www.westyorkradiatorservice.com/
>
>         Charlie
>
>         On 4/26/2022 10:14 PM, Ray Juncal via Healeys 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> <mailto: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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