[Spridgets] Gas Tank?

Bill Masquelier billmasq at hotmail.com
Wed Jul 27 20:13:47 MDT 2011


Bill
DON'T unscrew that line!!
Disconnect the rubber line over by the pump and leave the steel line alone!
It will work fine that way.
BillM

> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:35:53 -0700
> From: pythias at pacifier.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Gas Tank?
>
> Hello,
>
>       More progress...
>
>       Well, I drained the tank through that screw hole then thought,
>
>       Why didn't I just unscrew the drain plug? It would have gone a
>       lot quicker.
>
>       I didn't find Permatex 12020 which is designed to seal even
>       against gasoline wet surfaces, so I used Permatex gasoline and
>       radiator repair stuff. It took more surface prep, but it seems
>       to be nice and hard. It says two hours cure time, but I'll wait
>       until tomorrow morning to add back some fuel.
>
>       I'm nervous (those who know me know I'm not that much of a
>       mechanic unless I've SEEN something done once or twice) about
>       dropping the tank even though it looks simple enough. The fuel
>       line seems to have some kind of threaded nut thing that goes
>       into the tank? but then the line is hard. does that just bend
>       out of the way after loosening the "nut thingy?" ..
>
>       and the wires to the sending unit, is there some sort of spade
>       lug?
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Bill L.                           mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
>
>  '66 Sprite MKIII HAN8L49403   "the red thing"
>
>   'Tis better to be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all
doubt
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