The Ford Barn

elfox · 01-23-2011, 02:52 PM

I am very new to the restoration process, so any advice would be immensely appreciated. I was raised on the farm many years ago, and have always admired the earlier Ford trucks. I bought a '29 AA truck a couple weeks ago, and the gas tank is in pretty rough shape. It doesn't leak, and the outside looks perfect, but the inside is full of rust. The filler screen was completely rusted, and after getting it out of the way, I found an inch of rust flakes on the bottom of the tank, under about 2 gallons of old 'crude oil looking' gas. I also noticed that there aren't any baffles in the tank. Were there baffles in some of the A's, and none in others, or did mine rust away entirely?

If the baffles weren't originally there, or if they aren't needed, I plan on taking the tank to a local radiator shop that said they would dip it. After reading many of the posts here, I am reluctant to use a tank sealer, as the risks seem to outweigh the benefits (in my opinion). As another option, does anyone make good-quality Model A gas tanks?

01-23-2011, 02:52 PM	#1
elfox Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 12	Gas tank questions I am very new to the restoration process, so any advice would be immensely appreciated. I was raised on the farm many years ago, and have always admired the earlier Ford trucks. I bought a '29 AA truck a couple weeks ago, and the gas tank is in pretty rough shape. It doesn't leak, and the outside looks perfect, but the inside is full of rust. The filler screen was completely rusted, and after getting it out of the way, I found an inch of rust flakes on the bottom of the tank, under about 2 gallons of old 'crude oil looking' gas. I also noticed that there aren't any baffles in the tank. Were there baffles in some of the A's, and none in others, or did mine rust away entirely? If the baffles weren't originally there, or if they aren't needed, I plan on taking the tank to a local radiator shop that said they would dip it. After reading many of the posts here, I am reluctant to use a tank sealer, as the risks seem to outweigh the benefits (in my opinion). As another option, does anyone make good-quality Model A gas tanks?