<VV> Re: Fuel tank cleaning

[Bill Hubbell]

I just guess you're "Doing all right so far"

But my point is that with gasoline you can never be too careful.  It is only 
safe when it is in the right places.  If your repair job ever does fail, you 
may not live to tell about it.

Do you do a visual inspection of the tank's exterior to be sure it is not 
rusting from below?  For that matter, do any of us?

Old cars should be carefully inspected at least annually - preferably by the 
owner and driver, with an eye toward possible failure.  Prevention is better 
than repair.

New gas tanks are available now, and IMO cheap, compared to your life.

For what it is worth, all my driven Corvairs have new gas tanks, hoses, and 
seals before I put them on the road.

And as I learned this weekend, it's just as important to keep that new tank 
filled with gas.....

Bill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Bill Hubbell" <whubbell at umich.edu>; "Chris & Bill Strickland" 
<lechevrier at earthlink.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Fuel tank cleaning


> It has already gone further on the reseal than it did from the factory - 
> by about 30,000 miles.  Where have I gone wrong?
>
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> Later, JR
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Hubbell" <whubbell at cox.net>
> To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; "Chris & Bill Strickland" 
> <lechevrier at earthlink.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Fuel tank cleaning
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>> Reminds me of the story of the man who leaped from the top of the Empire 
>> State Building.
>>
>> As he passed by the 50th floor a horrified office worker yelled at him 
>> "Are you OK?", to which he responded:
>>
>> "Doing all right so far!"
>>
>>
>> Bill Hubbell
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>; 
>> <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 12:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Fuel tank cleaning
>>
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>>> I've only had to clean tanks on cars that had sat for LONG periods - 
>>> like in someone's pole barn or in an open field.  Once done, I drive 
>>> them and have never had to redo one.  I suppose that if it came down to 
>>> that, it would be time for a new tank.  I think I'm up to about 12 years 
>>> on the oldest "sealed" tank.  No signs of a problem so far - in 84,000 
>>> miles. Short sighted?  Not from my perspective.
>>>
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>>> Later, JR
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Like I say, once you pour that goop inside the tank, what do you do for 
>>>> an encore presentation say 15 - 20 years down the road. More goop? Will 
>>>> the market's then darling product still be compatible with the stuff 
>>>> you used this time? Will there be any steel left to hold it in shape?
>>>>
>>>> mo,
>>>>
>>>> Bill Strickland
>>>>
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