Re: Resurrecting a 1951 Henney-Packard Parts Car
Posted by Packard Don On 2023/7/16 20:36:12
Although I was out at the shop for most of the afternoon, much of the time was in helping to load a rebuilt engine that was purchased from me pre-COVID.
That done, I got to work on installing the fuel tank after having painted the second side yesterday. It is just loosely in place as I try to figure out what to do with the filler tube as I can’t see how to connect it with the tank in place! Also, I would prefer to remove the pipe for a thorough cleaning first and it is loose already but doesn’t seem to want to come out from the top and no better luck when I tried from the bottom before setting the tank into place. I think the two pipes which are attached together go through a larger opening that has since been tarred over so I may have to remove the tar although I have no idea how to put some back or even what it is but it looks like shiny roofing tar of some sort.
Interesting how the tailpipe goes under the corner of the tank. It would seem it might warm up the petrol a little like that.
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That done, I got to work on installing the fuel tank after having painted the second side yesterday. It is just loosely in place as I try to figure out what to do with the filler tube as I can’t see how to connect it with the tank in place! Also, I would prefer to remove the pipe for a thorough cleaning first and it is loose already but doesn’t seem to want to come out from the top and no better luck when I tried from the bottom before setting the tank into place. I think the two pipes which are attached together go through a larger opening that has since been tarred over so I may have to remove the tar although I have no idea how to put some back or even what it is but it looks like shiny roofing tar of some sort.
Interesting how the tailpipe goes under the corner of the tank. It would seem it might warm up the petrol a little like that.
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