Posted by Mike Flanagan on September 05, 1997 at 14:13:33
In Reply to: Gas Tank filter Screen
posted by Ken Smith on September 05, 1997 at 06:57:24
Ken, take the screen out of the top of the tank and she's a gonna leak. I would have thought you would have had enough of leaks for awhile. What happens is when you fill up if you top it off pretty good and then take a corner just a little to hard, especially on a '30/'31 the gas belches right out on the cowl and the fumes go right in the AC intake (windshield). A thought is to take a piece of rod or some sort of stock that will pass through the tank inlet, I would use a piece of brass (no sparks), to make a fork. Remove the screen and, using a flashlight and equal shares of patience and manual dexterity, gently bend the rod on the gas guage float so as not to conflict with the screen. To aid in filling with the new pollution free nozzles go to home depot and find a 1" PVC thread to glue fitting. The threaded end goes down into the tank and the glue (blank) end goes up. This makes it easier for me, given my limitations, to fuel the A without phenorking up my cowl. When finished dry it off, but in a ziplock baggy and store anyplace handy. The other folks are right, the screen is mostly a fire retarder and should be left in. Don't burn that PU down now that you've fixed the oil leak. God speed under 50. The Model A Fool. |