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08-27-2012, 08:37 PM
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Location: mount airy NC
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Rust in the tank!
Truck was bogging down so i checked the fuel filter in the carb and i seen little hard brown specks
 would it be better to drop the tank and clean it out or just get another tank?
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08-27-2012, 09:06 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
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Re: Rust in the tank!
depends on how good the tank is.. if its not too rusty outside you could have it boiled out at a radiator shop and its almost as good as new
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08-27-2012, 09:18 PM
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78K & 79C Jimmys
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA
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Re: Rust in the tank!
from below mine seemed fine but I too kept finding rusty bits in the filter,
and a bad bog,cut off the hoses and this is how it came out.... found a hole up top and the sender was lol stoned? to death
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08-27-2012, 10:12 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Medford,Oregon
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Re: Rust in the tank!
That has to be one of the worst looking tanks i have ever seen.
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08-27-2012, 10:35 PM
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Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Re: Rust in the tank!
You could splice another in-line filter in and see what happens. Then drop the tank if it still bogs down. My tank was a little dirty and another filter solved the issue.
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08-27-2012, 10:39 PM
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Location: Weare,NH
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Re: Rust in the tank!
New tank starts at $68 for a 16 gallon from rockauto.
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08-28-2012, 06:47 AM
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Re: Rust in the tank!
from below the coating seemed all good but I knew it was going to be bad when i reached up and could only feel a "dirt bump" not seperate lines
bout 300 for new tank (11 inch),sender,straps
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08-28-2012, 07:19 AM
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78K & 79C Jimmys
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Re: Rust in the tank!
this was the best pic i got from the side
one tank spot (you can see) got me wondering but this trucks frame was/is very dirty
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