18-06-2021, 11:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-06-2021, 11:55 PM by ArthurOntheRocks.)
My 1930 AD tourer with a scuttle-mounted petrol tank is rusty, doesn't leak per se, but the rust sediment will plug up the outlet line, and starve out the carburetor.
I've drained the tank and vacuumed it out, blast with air, and repeated that process.
I assume there are no replacement tanks, so what are my best options for repair?
I know at a restoration shop, they might cut it open, sandblast, weld up. seal and repaint... but am hoping to do a less drastic repair.
I've used a handful of "tank sealants" over the years but have never been that impressed, plus with ethanol, does anything really withstand that stuff these days?
any help or advice is appreciated. Many thanks.
I've drained the tank and vacuumed it out, blast with air, and repeated that process.
I assume there are no replacement tanks, so what are my best options for repair?
I know at a restoration shop, they might cut it open, sandblast, weld up. seal and repaint... but am hoping to do a less drastic repair.
I've used a handful of "tank sealants" over the years but have never been that impressed, plus with ethanol, does anything really withstand that stuff these days?
any help or advice is appreciated. Many thanks.