The Ford Barn

Lowbuckboz · 09-02-2013, 09:43 AM

Got all this out of my fuel tank from my 29. Almost cleaned up! LOL!! Took it all out from the filler hole.....patients!

spdway1 · 09-02-2013, 10:34 AM

I would "PAN" that for gold!!

QGolden · 09-02-2013, 10:54 AM

You could make some Thermite!

Lowbuckboz · 09-02-2013, 11:00 AM

All I was making, was a mess!

Mike V. Florida · 09-02-2013, 11:49 AM

Is there any tank left?

Lowbuckboz · 09-02-2013, 12:20 PM

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Believe it or not, the tank is not pitted at all from what I can see. And I've been pretty intimate with the tank.

Patrick L. · 09-02-2013, 12:44 PM

Geez, how did you do that ? Spin it with gravel ?

H. L. Chauvin · 09-02-2013, 01:10 PM

Is it mostly dirt mixed with some rust?

A magnet can tell?

Appears to be like some time ago some kids were playing on the hood & were dumping containers of dirt in the gas tank.

Lots can happen in 80+ years.

Lowbuckboz · 09-02-2013, 01:23 PM

It's mostly some sort of coating that was coming off and the new gas sped it up. Has some rust mixed in with it and sediment. Nothing really sticking to a magnet. Took this all out of the filler hole with a sheet metal ladle while the tank was still in the car.

30cabriolet · 09-02-2013, 02:36 PM

What about the stuff on the other side of the baffles? You can't easily get to that from the filler hole.

Lowbuckboz · 09-02-2013, 03:24 PM

You are correct. Cannot get to whatever is on the other side of the baffles. That's why I'm not done with my ladle and added on fuel filter. Tank has been relatively clean. Have been running the tank half full. It hasn't left me stranded yet! LOL! I'm aware of the fuel situation while driving, not a big deal to correct on the side of the road. The only way to really do it is pull the tank.

Tinbasher · 09-04-2013, 08:47 PM

There's good project for "Gastank Renew" not sure if you have those guys where you are, but they open up the tank at the back, sandblast inside, weld back up and seal the inside. Makes for a excellent repair. The best $125.00 you'll invest.

The Old Tinbasher

Lowbuckboz · 09-05-2013, 08:57 AM

I wouldn't want to open the tank up and reweld it back. I have everything in my shop to do that, don't like the idea. Would rather send it to a rad shop to be cleaned and sloshed. But what fun is that? Then I'll never be stuck on the side of the road with a clogged sediment bowl! LOL

09-02-2013, 09:43 AM	#1
Lowbuckboz Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deerfield, NJ Posts: 85	Out of my tank.... Got all this out of my fuel tank from my 29. Almost cleaned up! LOL!! Took it all out from the filler hole.....patients! __________________ 1927 T, 1930 A coupe, 1929 A Roadster, 1933 Dodge pickup, 1935 5 window coupe

09-02-2013, 10:34 AM	#2
spdway1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Chicopee, MA Posts: 1,401	Re: Out of my tank.... I would "PAN" that for gold!!

09-02-2013, 10:54 AM	#3
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: Out of my tank.... You could make some Thermite! __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

09-02-2013, 11:00 AM	#4
Lowbuckboz Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deerfield, NJ Posts: 85	Re: Out of my tank.... All I was making, was a mess! __________________ 1927 T, 1930 A coupe, 1929 A Roadster, 1933 Dodge pickup, 1935 5 window coupe

09-02-2013, 11:49 AM	#5
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Out of my tank.... Is there any tank left? __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

09-02-2013, 12:20 PM	#6
Lowbuckboz Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deerfield, NJ Posts: 85	Re: Out of my tank.... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Believe it or not, the tank is not pitted at all from what I can see. And I've been pretty intimate with the tank. __________________ 1927 T, 1930 A coupe, 1929 A Roadster, 1933 Dodge pickup, 1935 5 window coupe

09-02-2013, 12:44 PM	#7
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Out of my tank.... Geez, how did you do that ? Spin it with gravel ?

09-02-2013, 01:10 PM	#8
H. L. Chauvin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,179	Re: Out of my tank.... Is it mostly dirt mixed with some rust? A magnet can tell? Appears to be like some time ago some kids were playing on the hood & were dumping containers of dirt in the gas tank. Lots can happen in 80+ years. Last edited by H. L. Chauvin; 09-02-2013 at 01:11 PM. Reason: typo

09-02-2013, 01:23 PM	#9
Lowbuckboz Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deerfield, NJ Posts: 85	Re: Out of my tank.... It's mostly some sort of coating that was coming off and the new gas sped it up. Has some rust mixed in with it and sediment. Nothing really sticking to a magnet. Took this all out of the filler hole with a sheet metal ladle while the tank was still in the car. __________________ 1927 T, 1930 A coupe, 1929 A Roadster, 1933 Dodge pickup, 1935 5 window coupe

09-02-2013, 02:36 PM	#10
30cabriolet Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 130	Re: Out of my tank.... What about the stuff on the other side of the baffles? You can't easily get to that from the filler hole.

09-02-2013, 03:24 PM	#11
Lowbuckboz Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deerfield, NJ Posts: 85	Re: Out of my tank.... You are correct. Cannot get to whatever is on the other side of the baffles. That's why I'm not done with my ladle and added on fuel filter. Tank has been relatively clean. Have been running the tank half full. It hasn't left me stranded yet! LOL! I'm aware of the fuel situation while driving, not a big deal to correct on the side of the road. The only way to really do it is pull the tank. __________________ 1927 T, 1930 A coupe, 1929 A Roadster, 1933 Dodge pickup, 1935 5 window coupe

09-04-2013, 08:47 PM	#12
Tinbasher Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Innisfil, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,174	Re: Out of my tank.... There's good project for "Gastank Renew" not sure if you have those guys where you are, but they open up the tank at the back, sandblast inside, weld back up and seal the inside. Makes for a excellent repair. The best $125.00 you'll invest. The Old Tinbasher

09-05-2013, 08:57 AM	#13
Lowbuckboz Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Deerfield, NJ Posts: 85	Re: Out of my tank.... I wouldn't want to open the tank up and reweld it back. I have everything in my shop to do that, don't like the idea. Would rather send it to a rad shop to be cleaned and sloshed. But what fun is that? Then I'll never be stuck on the side of the road with a clogged sediment bowl! LOL __________________ 1927 T, 1930 A coupe, 1929 A Roadster, 1933 Dodge pickup, 1935 5 window coupe