<VV> Rampside gas tank

[J R Read_HML]

On an FC tank, the sender hole and filler hole are both on top.  Room for 
expansion.

My suggestion was based on actual experience and the tank did not split.

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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: "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 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Rampside gas tank


> 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
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>
>> It worked for me a couple of months ago.  If it is so rusty that it 
>> splits, you needed to replace it anyway.
>>
>> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
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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.
>>>>
>>>> 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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