Re: Question on old fuel problem

Posted by su8overdrive On 2012/5/29 18:03:19

Thank you OD, and JW, for the above jog. Tho' i dropped, and had a radiator shop strip, clean and recoat my gastank years ago, i've never cracked the drain plug as precaution since, and forget whether i've the original steel or brass plug.

Tho' i only buy gasoline at busy stations to avoid picking up dirt, sediment, i'm wondering if the design of my 20-gallon '47 Super's tank is the same as '47 Deluxe's 17-gallon. Should i want to remove the plug at some point,
would that allow any sediment i may've picked up to drain out?
I may not have any dirt at all, but it's nice to check after the many years, though the fuel filter at the rear of the car for the electric fuel pump i use only to prime the system before starting after the car's been slumbering a spell,
and the glass bowl filter before the carburetor both stay
clean.

Just when i get cocky and think i'm up to snuff on every
little thing, one of y'all sages gets me thinking. Thanks!