[Spridgets] Gas Tank?

[Dave Yealy]

Siphon it out and pour it into another car, lawnmower, truck, 
neighbors car, over the cat. There is always someplace to get rid of extra gas.

Dave


At 09:47 PM 7/26/2011, you wrote:
>Hello Spridgets,
>
>      To make a short story L O N G
>
>
>      Ever since I came home from Seattle with the red thing i've been
>      smelling gas in the garage. Today after coming home from the
>      neurosurgeon, I layed down and looked at the gas tank. When I
>      bought the car it had (has) a sheet metal screw with a rubber
>      washer screwed into the tank on the right side rear bottom of the
>      tank. Well, it finally started leaking there so I cut a new piece
>      of rubber from a hose, coated the thing with TFE and put the
>      screw back in. It slowed the leak but hasn't stopped it
>      completely. I've called the local radiator shop and they say that
>      they will seal "some" tanks, but only if they are worth saving,
>      as they don't do things they can't guarantee. I have a full tank
>      or rather had a full tank of gas when I put the car in the garage
>      Sunday.
>
>      So the question is..... are there parts I should have on hand
>      before I pull the tank, or will all the old stuff work to put it
>      back together, AND if I need parts whats the best source?
>
>      I have to wait until i've driven the car some more because I
>      onlyh have the capacity to store THREE gallons of siphoned
>      gasoline, so I won't be undertaking this until AFTER my surgery,
>      and perhaps not until after Labor Day, depending upon how well my
>      cobbled seal works and if I can make it to the ABFM-PDX with fuel
>      slow dripping out.
>
>      Anything else I should know?
>
>--
>Best regards,
>  Bill L.