Re: Resurrecting my 56’ Patrician
Posted by HH56 On 2022/6/13 17:17:59
Is the rusted vertical mess between the bottom and top of tank some rust falling from the top or something else?
Hard to see the pickup tube in all that rust but here is a photo of a 51-6 tank Ross posted a few years ago. This one shows the tank inside and the tube a bit better. The tube end is open and unscreened and just sits about 1/8" or so above the depression in the bottom of the tank. Dirt, rust flakes or anything else floating around can be sucked in or if large enough, block the opening. Rust pinholes are known to form in the tube at the bends. If the gas level falls to approximately half a tank and the pump starts acting up or it seems like the car is running out of gas, suspect a pinhole allowing the pump to draw air at the bend nearest the outlet fitting. If it drops to about a quarter, suspect the top of the U shaped bend above the pickup.
For anyone who uses a slosh around sealer, it is important to get as much of the excess sealer as possible out and then be sure to have the tank on a slight angle when allowing the remaining sealer to dry. If the tank is flat the excess sealer can run into the depression and cover the tube inlet. That has been the cause of many a tank that comes out of the sealing process with the pickup in most cases permanently blocked.
Earlier tanks are similar as far as the open end on the tube but from the rather poor photos posted that I have managed to collect would seem like the pickup tube lies mostly flat on the bottom with the opening to the side or slightly pointing downward into a channel or depression.
Attach file:
51-6 inside pinhole locations.jpg (114.07 KB)
Hard to see the pickup tube in all that rust but here is a photo of a 51-6 tank Ross posted a few years ago. This one shows the tank inside and the tube a bit better. The tube end is open and unscreened and just sits about 1/8" or so above the depression in the bottom of the tank. Dirt, rust flakes or anything else floating around can be sucked in or if large enough, block the opening. Rust pinholes are known to form in the tube at the bends. If the gas level falls to approximately half a tank and the pump starts acting up or it seems like the car is running out of gas, suspect a pinhole allowing the pump to draw air at the bend nearest the outlet fitting. If it drops to about a quarter, suspect the top of the U shaped bend above the pickup.
For anyone who uses a slosh around sealer, it is important to get as much of the excess sealer as possible out and then be sure to have the tank on a slight angle when allowing the remaining sealer to dry. If the tank is flat the excess sealer can run into the depression and cover the tube inlet. That has been the cause of many a tank that comes out of the sealing process with the pickup in most cases permanently blocked.
Earlier tanks are similar as far as the open end on the tube but from the rather poor photos posted that I have managed to collect would seem like the pickup tube lies mostly flat on the bottom with the opening to the side or slightly pointing downward into a channel or depression.
Attach file:
51-6 inside pinhole locations.jpg (114.07 KB)
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