Fuel Tank Woes

**Cannon** · 7th August 2016, 01:05 PM

I was trying to replace the fuel filler hose on Matilda & decided dropping the tank would make life a lot easier.
Nope

A picture paints a thousand words so I'll ask my questions & let them do the talking.

How do I clean out this mess?

Is there a way to replace the broken pickup fliter or should I just buy a new one?

Looks like I need a replacement Fuel level sender as well.

**russellrovers** · 7th August 2016, 02:26 PM

hi send your address and i will send you a piece jim

**russellrovers** · 7th August 2016, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by russellrovers

hi send your address and i will send you a piece jim

sorry fine stainless steel mesh

**Cannon** · 8th August 2016, 08:22 AM

Thanks very much Jim

**Dark61** · 9th August 2016, 04:52 PM

seal up all the exits and then a good clean with caustic soda , then an even better rinse . The sender is available from the usual subjects - I think the Diesel version differs from the petrol in that it has an extra terminal for the low fuel warning light.
cheers,
D

**Cannon** · 9th August 2016, 06:39 PM

So it doesn't look quite as bad now that it's dried out a bit.

I thought it was full of flood dirt.

So I turned it upside down & gave it a good shimmy & shake and this came out.

Which ended up like this

So i'm thinking I might do the Caustic soda/CLR/Vinegar thing & try some of that Red-Kote lining stuff.

BTW. This is interesting to see inside a fuel tank.

I wonder if it was made out of some scrap???

Could be from Dullbird's place

**Cannon** · 18th August 2016, 10:42 AM

So instead of mucking around trying to fix this in the limited time I seem to have these days, I dropped the tank to the HoHars for some Red-Kote lovin'.

Came up pretty good

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