<VV> New gas tank w/ Red-Kote

[J R Read_HML]

Stephen,

Apparently I'm not with the consensus as I don't think you had to do a darn 
thing to a new tank.  The originals lasted 40+ years without internal 
coating and the ones that did not make that are the ones that sat, unused 
and partial gas in them.  A little machine oil diluted in a tank of gas 
would not hurt anything.

But, since you DID coat it already...  just make sure the coating is 
completely dry before you put gas in it.  Still off the car?  Put some gas 
in and slosh it around.  See if the coating stays in place or not.  I assume 
your concern is that the machine oil which may/may not have been in there 
would prevent your coating material from sticking properly.  This will 
answer that question.

Need for inline filter?  Questionable - frankly, I doubt you need it. 
However, you SHOULD consider relocating the electric pump up by the tank - 
and of course you have it set up to turn OFF in the event of a collision or 
roll over?

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Upham" <contactsmu@sbcglobal.net>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:51 PM
Subject: <VV> New gas tank w/ Red-Kote


> Well, the consensus is that  1) It would have been much better not to 
> assume that I didn't have to use the MEK because it was a new tank as 
> there might have been machine oil residue (I felt none on the outside 
> although who knows if there was any on the inside)   2) there probably 
> won't be any problems with the fuel line associated with applying the 
> Red-Kote in the manner that I did and  3) it would probably be a good idea 
> to install an in-line filter just for insurance.
> OK.  Where should I put the filter (I have an electric pump mounted on the 
> chassis near the top of the left rear wheel and all steel lines) that 
> would be relatively easy to get to and what type of filter could I use 
> that would be easily obtainable?
>
>
> Stephen Upham
> Dallas, Texas