The Ford Barn

Banditorama · 08-17-2023, 08:52 PM

At least it was a nice day for a walk..

Finally got the turn signals done and decided to take the Model A down to the gas station to fill her up. Before I left, I decided to strap my 5 gallon Jerry can to the rear cargo rack to fill that thing up too

I always go to the gas station on the other side of town because they have ethanol free gas and it's a nice drive. I had about a quarter tank before leaving. About a mile and a half from the station, the car starts popping and loses power. I push the clutch in and it dies completely

Pull off into a parking lot, open the hood, and the sediment bowl is 1/3rd full of junk. Real fine silty junk. I dump it and scoop all that out, and turn the petcock on. Nothing flows except a little dark "mud" filled dribble

Unstrap the gas can and walk to the gas station and back. Fill her up and another round of mucky junk comes out, so I dump it and make my way to fill it the rest of the way up. After that, almost nothing showed up in the sediment bowl after I got home. That makes me feel a little better

But, I've got to do something about that tank. I filtered the gas through a bunch of rags when I first bought the car, but obviously that wasn't enough. Any tips, tricks, or tools to accomplish this without pulling the tank out of the car?

08-17-2023, 08:52 PM	#1
Banditorama Senior Member Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 178	Cleaning the gas tank in place? At least it was a nice day for a walk.. Finally got the turn signals done and decided to take the Model A down to the gas station to fill her up. Before I left, I decided to strap my 5 gallon Jerry can to the rear cargo rack to fill that thing up too I always go to the gas station on the other side of town because they have ethanol free gas and it's a nice drive. I had about a quarter tank before leaving. About a mile and a half from the station, the car starts popping and loses power. I push the clutch in and it dies completely Pull off into a parking lot, open the hood, and the sediment bowl is 1/3rd full of junk. Real fine silty junk. I dump it and scoop all that out, and turn the petcock on. Nothing flows except a little dark "mud" filled dribble Unstrap the gas can and walk to the gas station and back. Fill her up and another round of mucky junk comes out, so I dump it and make my way to fill it the rest of the way up. After that, almost nothing showed up in the sediment bowl after I got home. That makes me feel a little better But, I've got to do something about that tank. I filtered the gas through a bunch of rags when I first bought the car, but obviously that wasn't enough. Any tips, tricks, or tools to accomplish this without pulling the tank out of the car?