[Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank
Ryan Kubanoff
ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net
Mon Jun 14 06:03:36 MDT 2021
Larry,
You want to come by and show me how to do it? I can show you the progress I am making on the midget and you can prevent me from blowing up.
Ryan
> On 06/06/2021 7:48 PM Larry Macy via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Yep, that the FC plaN I Remember. Make sure it’s FULL!!
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> Larry
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> > > On Jun 6, 2021, at 7:03 PM, Brad Fornal via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net > wrote:
> > Frank would fill it with water, so no fumes were able to be trapped inside. Then bring it to a slow boil in a BBQ grill to loosen the sludge on the bottem
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> > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 5:59 PM brian via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net > wrote:
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> > > > > That sounds extremely dangerous.
> > > Brian
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> > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 3:42 PM Bruce Hamper via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net > wrote:
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> > > > > > > Thanks! I'll keep you posted on progress. I'm tempted to try heating the tank in the BBQ. If I remember correctly, that is what Frank C. would do.
> > > > Bruce
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 5:48 AM David Lieb < 72spridget at gmail.com mailto:72spridget at gmail.com > wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > I would add that you want that filter to be before the fuel pump.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021, 02:50 GUY DAY via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net > wrote:
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> > > > > > > > > > > Bruce,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The only way I have heard of is to pull the filter off by whatever means possible and then use an in-line filter in the engine bay where it is easier to reach.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have also thought that a good reversed flow of kerosene or a fairly high pressure air line may do the trick but I've never tried that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best of luck,
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> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Guy R Day
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> > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------
> > > > > > > From: "Bruce Hamper via Spridgets" < spridgets at autox.team.net mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net >
> > > > > > > To: "Spridget list" < spridgets at autox.team.net mailto:spridgets at autox.team.net >
> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, 6 Jun, 21 At 00:36
> > > > > > > Subject: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank
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> > > > > > > Has anyone had success cleaning the take-up tube on original Bugeye fuel tanks? Mine is completely plugged. I've looked at the 'sock' covering the pickup tube, visible through the sender unit hole. It appears to have a latex coating on it. Needless to say, the pump cannot draw gas up through the tube. Any hope of repairing it? I can't figure out how to reach the filter.
> > > > > > > Bugeye in St. Louis
> > > > > > > Bruce
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