Re: marks 52 300... continuing where dad left off.

Posted by Mark Huff On 2013/9/11 19:37:22

Well... The floor is rust free, and a thick coat of Herculiner on it to permanently seal off the elements (from the inside anyway). Took off the gas tank yesterday. Was actually super easy. There was a little rust on the strap bolts but with a few spins of a bolt threader they came off with ease. I did find out the gas gauge was reading wrong, due to a weak connection. When the second bolt came out, the half full tank that was reading about an eighth came right to the driveway. Just thankful I wasn't still on a creeper under it. I was having fuel issues, and figured the tank was full of crud, so off with the tank, looked inside and it looks like new in there. Not even a spot of rust. So, I blew out the lines, rechecked the connection for the gauge, and put it back on. .... Still, almost no flow from the fuel pump. I have replaced the mechanical pump with a 6vlt unit at the tank. Brand new with about 5 miles on it. Im thinking there is something that has gone into the pump at the "in" side clogging it up. Tomorrow will be removing the new pump and testing it. only time and cooperative weather will tell.