<VV> Rampside gas tank

[Ron]

It'll split an engine block easily, rust has nothing to do with it.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Timothy T Werner" 
<wern3 at juno.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Rampside gas tank


> It worked for me a couple of months ago.  If it is so rusty that it 
> splits, you needed to replace it anyway.
>
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> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
> To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; 
> "Timothy T Werner" <wern3 at juno.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 12:26 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Rampside gas tank
>
>
>> Freezing is too likely to split it, I wouldn't try it.
>> RonH
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Timothy T Werner" <wern3 at juno.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Rampside gas tank
>>
>>
>>> You might try filling it with water and freezing it to expand the tank 
>>> bottom.  I don't know where you live, so maybe this is not an option in 
>>> terms of your weather?
>>>
>>>
>>> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
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>>> Later, JR
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Timothy T Werner" <wern3 at juno.com>
>>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:21 AM
>>> Subject: <VV> Rampside gas tank
>>>
>>>
>>>> vairmeisters
>>>> I dropped the gas tank down out of the '61 Ramp last night after 
>>>> finding
>>>> about a quart of sour old gas left in there. The bottom is caved in
>>>> somewhat and there is a pinhole leak in that area. I removed the sender
>>>> and it was packed with wet rust. Is the tank a replacement situation? I
>>>> was thinking of using my air compressor to try to pressurize the thing
>>>> and "blow" the dent back out of the tank, then clean, patch, and paint
>>>> the thing. It looks like the sender is a goner for sure.
>>>> Tim
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