40 gas tank, can it be saved, or too far gone?

[Zax40]

This is the tank I pulled form my 40. I now have a new Drake tank in place. Before I scrap this old tank I wanted to make sure that it was too far gone to save. If it can be saved I'll pass it along to someone in need of one.

Thoughts?

[Ggmac]

Whats the inside look like ?

[19Fordy]

Yes indeed! Outside looks pretty good. The inside of the tank will tell you if it's worth saving. There are baffles inside the tank that rust.

[Bob C]

Originally Posted by Ggmac

Whats the inside look like ?

Look at the last pictures, kind of rusty.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by Ggmac

Whats the inside look like ?

[Zax40]

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The last 3 pics are the inside as viewed from the sending unit opening. I can try to get some more, but it's hard with the cell phone camera.

I actually drove my 40 several hundred miles with this rusty tank in place. But as you can imagine, I was having issues with consistent fuel delivery.

Thanks for the pic enlargement @petehoovie

[Tony, NY]

I would try one of the gas tank seal kits from Eastwood or others.
https://www.eastwood.com/gas-tank-se...nk-sealer.html

[TJ]

If I was looking for a tank I would pass on that one. Use sealer, no thanks. Had that stuff come loose on me in a car that I bought and I was miles from home when it happened.

[19Fordy]

That tank is a "goner". Too rusty. Best to replace it.

[Seth Swoboda]

How do you use a Drake tank with an original Ford sending unit?

[Kube]

Bottom line? You won't be able to give this tank away. Sad, but true.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

How do you use a Drake tank with an original Ford sending unit?

Seth, I think some of the tanks are drilled for the early sender and a late sender. Also there are adapters out there to use the early sender.

[Seth Swoboda]

Originally Posted by TJ

Seth, I think some of the tanks are drilled for the early sender and a late sender. Also there are adapters out there to use the early sender.

Thanks

[Zax40]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

How do you use a Drake tank with an original Ford sending unit?

Cutting and grinding sadly. I have pics and such if you are interested

[Zax40]

Thanks for the info everyone. I'll send this one to the scrapper. Just didn't want to toss one that could be saved

[Flathead Fever]

I agree, it's a goner. That's some pretty thick rust. If you were to clean it, you would probably end up with a hole or two in it. I have my dad's '32 roadsters that has set for at least 15-years. I drained the tank and put some new gas in it. It only made it a block, and a piece of rust plugged the fuel line. I removed the tank it and put some blasting sand in it, then I took a long piece of steel brake line threaded to and air hose and struck in the tank and blew it around until it was shiny metal all around. You want to talk about a mess in the driveway, I blasted for hours inside that tank, even behind the baffles by bending the brake line to get behind the baffles The fuel fumes made me sick and I had a respirator and goggles on. I ended up with two pin holes in the tank. I took it to a local metal fabricator and had them tig welded up and he pressure tested it. I ended up with a decent original tank, but my tank didn't have nearly the rust in it as our '40 tank does. I have not heard any good info on the fit of the repro '32 tanks so I messed with the one I had. I had a stroke, so the tank has been laying out in the garage and I'm lying on the couch. One of these days if I feel better I'll paint it and put it back on. I have too many car projects, maybe 15 or them or so. I bought all of these over the years to restore when I retired but then I had a stroke. I'm not so bad that I couldn't go out there and work, but I just don't quite feel right.