I figured I would open up an old post on this...
My bestest neighbor Jeff helped me drop my tank Sunday night as I was getting pick up problems and I have noticed some sediment come into the fuel filter. After draining what I think was about 16 gallons of fuel and sharing it with the '63 wagon and a friends car we got it out. I noticed a lot of sediment as I transferred the fuel from my catch pans to the gas container. Peeking inside there is a good amount of buildup from the past 40 years.
Long story short, I am debating cleaning vs replacing. This tank was custom made for the van in about '72 (I found the receipt when I bought the van) and is about 20 gallons, stock was 14. The sending unit is not working properly and I have not investigated why. From what I read its about $100 in chemicals and a weekend to clean up an old tank plus whatever the sending unit woes will cost to fix.
They don't make tanks anymore that fit these vans out of the box. If I replace it, it would be a 1969 Mustang 20 gallon tank that I would have to modify: move the filler tube and vent tube, see here
http://mysite.verizon.net/samada/id3.html. I would also have to build new straps and get J hooks. I can get this tank kit with sending unit for $150.
Thoughts?
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