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Old 08-29-2015, 02:33 PM   #1
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is anyone selling these, or only make it yourself???
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Old 08-29-2015, 03:29 PM   #2
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i believe you have to make it yourself
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and a run of 1000 would cost.....................?

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so whats a gas tank dog leg ??pip please .
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Old 08-29-2015, 08:39 PM   #5
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so whats a gas tank dog leg ??pip please .
50+ years in the hobby and this is the first one anyone ever mentioned, photo would be helpful. Bob
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Several references to this - try a FORD BARN Forum "search". There are also other descriptions of this on a 'google' search.

I followed the easy to understand description / instructions found on these sites. I purchased all necessary plumbing components from a local hardware store - nothing weird or out-of-the-ordinary. This is an extremely easy thing to put together yourself, and it WORKS !
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Old 08-30-2015, 01:57 AM   #8
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What's it's purpose?
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What's it's purpose?
It's a straight shot down for rust and junk to collect and to be easily dumped.
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http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/kellyshutoff.htm
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re: WTSHNN post:
This is another example of "A picture is worth a thousand words." -
- or, "Straight from the horses mouth".
Thanks WYSHNN for most succinctly showing a link to the answer.
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Well, it looks easy to make, but since I have a to do list of over 100 things, was hoping someone was making them and selling them...............................

so this is 101
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Thanks for pic & what its for, Thought sediment bowl did the same, Plus if crap gets into the tap this can cause it to mark the tapered seat causing it to leak ,Why not just use the pencil filter BEFORE it gets to the tap ?? Or clean the tank out 1st, No point in shutting the gate after the horse has bolted, or am I missing something as usual ??
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The Kelly Kontraption will save around $750.+ over the remove, clean, repaint the tank method. Bob
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for the time being, I did install the pencil filter which I had and also a 2.00 filter after the bowl before entering the carb...................

will get to it when I get to it.
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... you will be removing the debris from the tank.
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The 'Pencil' filter and standard bowl filter do NOT remove debris from the gas tank - the 'Dog Leg' does. Slowly and over a bit of time (six months, or so), with constant 'cleaning out' of the Dog leg, IT DOES clean out a great deal of the rust, tennis balls, and other junk in the tank. Certainly not as good as (gasp !) removing the tank - but a workable alternative that will go a long way to reducing the fouling of the two filters. - After the six months of driving and constantly cleaning out the Dog Leg, when the gas tank finally becomes 'miserly' in depositing debris in the Dog Leg, then it is time to install the 'Pensil' filter.

Junk will still continue to accumulate, but at significantly greater intervals, with MUCH more driving time before the issue once again becomes active. So DON'T throw your Dog Leg away ! You will probably need to use it again every couple of years. Remember, the gas tank interior will continue to flake rust particles, as part of the problem of using a 85 year old 'tin can'. It still beats yanking the tank out, which is required to do the job 'properly'.

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Thanks Doug, I am aware. Just figured something was better then nothing for the moment and dont want to clog out the carb, which had just been rebuilt.
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One is never too old to learn ,thanks for explaining ,
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