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In this Discussion
- Billy K.TN. December 2008
- Dave53-7C December 2008
- Hudson Grandpa December 2008
- Ken U-Tx December 2008
- ratlee2 December 2008
- SuperDave December 2008
- walts garage-53 December 2008
Gas Tank Question
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After driving the '53 Super Wasp for the summer, the only thing I dislike about is the wet shoes from filling the tank with gas. Are there any tricks to filling the tank without running out the filler neck? I have tried almost every angle, pumping fast or slow, but nothing seems to help.
Rich -
Have you check the vent pipe for obstruction?
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I replaced the vent pipe before I put the tank back in. I did reseal the tank so maybe that got plugged.
Rich -
My first trip with the 54 to the gas station was my last. What a mess. Wouldn't even take the gas on slow. Someone told me the spit back was on account of the baffle. What do I know. So I take my driver to the gas station with my 5 gal can, bring it home and stand there and moan, and slowly put the whole 5 gal can in there. Well it's better than gas all over the ground.
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Is there not a brace over the tank fill pipe that the rubber tank vent goes over after the tank is installed. If so and you hooked the steel vent pipes together with the rubber hose then mounted the tank the vent is pinched together.
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ratlee2 wrote:I replaced the vent pipe before I put the tank back in. I did reseal the tank so maybe that got plugged.
Rich
Yep that will do it. When I resealed tanks, after sloshing the sealer around to coat the inside of the tank I blew compressed air down the vent tube to blow the sealer out the vent holes in the metal vent cap that sits on top of the tank, It's a metal cap like object about 1- 1/2" diameter and about 1/2" high that sticks up from the top of the tank and has the tube running from it towards the filler neck. This vent cap can also get clogged with rust and varnish.
Don't attempt to blow compressed air down the vent tube if tank is more than about 1/8th full, as if the fuel level is up to top of the filler tube opening where it enters the left side of the tank, the air pressure will blow LOTS of gas out the top of the filler neck. That sealer is a pretty tough rubbery membrane, and air pressure alone may not blow it off the vent cap's screen. Other option would be to remove the sending unit so the compressed air that breaks through the sealer covering the vent screen can escape the tank without pressurizing it. Be careful. -
On an aftermarket (very expensive) replacement tank, I discovered that the baffles were installed tight to the top of the tank. No space for the air to travel across and out the vent. Filling that bugger took forever! I ended up cutting a large hole in the top of the tank to find out what was going on. Someone had taken a great deal of pains to make the baffles fit the conture of the top corners and left only room on the bottom for fuel to move about. A few extra holes solved the problem.
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ratlee2 wrote:
The vent tube is your problem. The rubber connection has to be installed after the tank is in place. Make sure the rubber tube is straight across with no kinks. Before you install the rubber tube run a wire into the tank vent tube and into the filler neck vent tube. Too make sure sealer is not blocking the metal parts. Walt.After driving the '53 Super Wasp for the summer, the only thing I dislike about is the wet shoes from filling the tank with gas. Are there any tricks to filling the tank without running out the filler neck? I have tried almost every angle, pumping fast or slow, but nothing seems to help.
Rich
