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From: | Edward Meadowcroft [edward(at)caton55.fsnet.co.uk] |
Sent: | Wednesday, April 05, 2006 4:44 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | [HillmanCars] advice |
Just got my 1952 Standard Vanguard started after a 15 year slumber. It started quite easily on a carb. full of
new fuel. As soon as that fuel had gone it quit so I figured that 15 year old gas was definitely no good.
I tried blowing back down the fuel line to the tank but it is completely plugged up so I guess I will have to take the
pipe off the tank to see if it is just the pipe or gummed up fuel in the tank in which case I will have to take that off too.
Question .... how do you get gummed fuel out of the tank? Is there any solvent that will dissolve it?
Any advice from someone who has dealt with this problem would be appreciated.
Ed
From: | Chuck Hillman [hillmanminx(at)hermon.net] |
Sent: | Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:20 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
Glad you have a new project. I'd see if the tank has lots of black tar
in it that used to be fuel. If it does you may want to have it hot tanked
at a radiator shop. I've tried lacquer thinner, carb cleaner etc without
much success. I'm sure there is something evil that works, but I don't know what it is.
cheers,
Chuck
From: | Roger Foote [humbers(at)bigpond.net.au] |
Sent: | Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:41 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
From: | Kenneth Nelson [citbuff(at)sbcglobal.net] |
Sent: | Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:04 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
Ken
From: | Keith Johnson [keiths55(at)bigpond.net.au] |
Sent: | Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:18 PM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
My 56 Minx had been sitting since 1979 with similar results.
I found the fuel line was clear. I put a length of plastic fuel line on the end after disconnecting it from
the tank and hung that in a 1 gallon fuel container. It sucked fuel out of that OK.
The fuel tank was more of a problem. It is not enough to just flush it out as you keep getting pieces of
dislodged "tar" blocking things up.
Remove the tank and have it steam cleaned/hot tanked or whatever.. I have cleaned closed containers like fuel tanks
with a shovel full of coarse river sand and small crushed rock as used in road building (beach sand is too smooth) some
water and set it turning for a few days. Hang it on a rotisserie used for turning sheep on a spit. It sounds
a bit agricultural but the same process is used in the preliminary polishing of gemstones. We used to put them in
a concrete mixer and tumble them till they become smooth. The sand polishes up the inside. You then need to
coat the inside with something to inhibit rust.
With the Vanguard you have a ready source of parts from the TR enthusiasts, or as we did in days gone by tax free from the Ferguson tractor outlet. All used the same 2 litre engine. Does this make the TR the worlds fastest tractor?? :–)
Some agressive solvent may dissolve the tar. Perhaps acetone would work. It is expensive stuff. To clear out rust molasses works if you can give it a week or two to do its thing.
Keith
From: | BBrick3513(at)aol.com |
Sent: | Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:00 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
Bud Brick
From: | Kenneth Nelson [citbuff(at)sbcglobal.net] |
Sent: | Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:06 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
Ken
From: | BBrick3513(at)aol.com |
Sent: | Thursday, April 06, 2006 2:08 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
Bud Brick
From: | importautosbdo(at)juno.com |
Sent: | Sunday, April 09, 2006 11:39 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | Re: [HillmanCars] advice |
From: | Tigerootes(at)aol.com |
Sent: | Monday, April 10, 2006 1:20 AM |
To: | HillmanCars@yahoogroups.com |
Subject: | [HillmanCars] Re: advice, re: fuel tanks |
Years ago, Donn Anderson had a tank from one of his Rapiers boiled out at a
radiator shop, but they didn't completely flush out their brine, before it dried inside.
After he reinstalled the tank, he added fuel and it turned into a foamy soap!
At the time he was infuriated, but he laughs about it these days...
Jim