Picked up this 33 Tudor today

[Digger]

First EFV8 four banger I have owned, very interesting, it's a Standard, reported low miles, nice older restoration, so far its been a blast! Gas tank is dry as a bone so I have been running it off a coffee can 'gas tank'. Any suggestions before I pour gas into the real tank?

[JSeery]

Very nice!

[VeryTangled]

Hi Everyone. Digger that's a beautiful car!

Does the tank have a drain plug? If yes, I'd fiddle with that.

If you can get a bore-scope gizmo you can even get a look inside!

Keep us updated.

Oh yeah, what's the mileage today?

[mhsprecher]

A beauty!

[Digger]

Odo says 19,518

[mercman from oz]

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What a great find - just love it.

[deuce_roadster]

A word of caution. A friend of mine bought a 34 phaeton that was an older restoration and the previous owner used some kind of gas tank sloshing liquid that was available at that time.
Problem came after driving it about 50 miles with new (alcohol) gas. It dissolved into the gas and passed through the fuel pump and carb but when it hit the hot valve stems, it turned back into some kind of varnish that stuck the valves so hard the valve stems punched holes in a couple of stock hollow lifters. He limped home on 6 cylinders and found this mess. I couldn't believe it when I saw the valves stuck HARD in the lifter bores.
Your car looks fabulous.

[lotsagas4u]

Take the rear bumper/spare tire bracket off. Remove the chrome screws/ bolts under rear wheel wells.

Tank cover will come off, remove fuel/airline/ spring bolts. Tank slides out the back.

[Capt Kirk]

You're a lucky man! Beautiful car!! I don't know what the experts here are going to say or how hard it is to pull an empty tank but I know what I would do. I'd find out how long the car has been parked and if it's been a lot of years, I'd probably pull the tank and flush it and inspect. If it hasn't been that long, I'd put 5 gallons of gas in it, slosh it around and drain it from the tank and see if there's crap in it. When I restored my car, it had been sitting for over 30 years. Tank was pulled and thoroughly hosed out and inspected and didn't have a problem.

[drolston]

My brother had the V8 version of that car and loved it, except for the very hard steering, common to the early steering boxes.

I used some kind of gas tank sealer on the rusty seeping gas tank in my '35 coupe, back in the late 50's. It held for the three years I had the car. It was a fairly common fix to avoid the cost of replacing or repairing the tank. It was pinkish runny goo. Buy or borrow a bore scope video thing to look inside the tank. If you see any kind of coating on the bottom of the tank, you will probably need to replace the tank to avoid the catastrophe Deuce Roadster experienced.

[petehoovie]

Aah, the Model 40....The most beautiful car Ford ever made....

[Digger]

It's a trip seeing an old Standard model, with the painted horn and windshield, especially the blank plate in the center of the dash. My recollection is there we just over 2500 made, only 79 made in Deluxe version. We're Standards pinstor was that just for Deluxe?

[Tim Brown]

Nice looking car!

[Charlie Stephens]

You will enjoy having the 4 cylinder. They are so rare that they will attract a crowd because many people have never seen one. You will also find the 4 cylinder cars are reliable and easy to work on. One bit of trivia that may come in handy some day is that the drive shaft if a different length than the V8. I assume you have a copy of the restoration guidelines from the Early Ford V8 Club (https://www.earlyfordv8.org/Shop.cfm?id=17&pid=2)?

Charlie Stephens

[Digger]

I have two, one that is all worn out in the shop, and one in the house that is nice an clean

[Vics Stuff]

That is one sweet sedan.
Trying to work on a deal 33 sedan myself
Vic

[John Gibson]

Very nice car, indeed. Check to see if marine gas in your area is ethanol free
John

[5851a]

That's a beauty.

[johnboy34]

After a scope to peek inside. Get the drain plug loose and pour a few gallons of gas in it and let it sit a few days, shaking the car around a few times. Then just drain it out and see what comes out. That,s a great looking car!

[Digger]

Blew air backwards down the line, that's all it took, runs like a top. Already did the maiden voyage in foggy Pacific Grove, so all is well. Thanks for all the tips!