Re: Opinions sought on oil pump rebuild and gas tank clean/repair

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2013/8/25 19:56:11

I agree the best long term solution would be to pull the motor, go through it, rebuild, and reinstall, but that's not my mission here. I drain out what looked like Marvel mystery oil so things might already be messed up. I'm only trying to move the loose sludge out of the pan to put new oil in so it doesn't clog things up worse. I'm not worried about the hard stuff that kerosene won't touch or further up in the motor. I only need to assess if the motor runs or not, not how well or what's best. I've not decided whether to restore, sell, or do something else. Alot hinges on if it runs as is or not. There's a fair probability it won't go or it'll be ugly (rings, stuck lifters, etc.), so why sink more time/work($) in to watch that? I can use that money for rebuild/new. If it runs, it doubles it's value.

It's sad that it costs more to repair a tank than you can buy a new one for, if one could find a new one that "fit".
Might needs some bench engineering on this one. Seek out a new replacement tank that's close and retrofit or if the local radiator guy can split it, I/he might be able to blast it and get him to put it back together and then seal it. If I resto mod it, I might do custom SS or aluminum.