I had my gas tank professionally cleaned out and then used the aircraft-type
sealer. This was 20 years ago and it hasn't gone bad, even with mixes of
unleaded premium, unleaded race gas, octane booster, etc.
Check the condition of all the hoses attached to the tank.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> SPL311RDST@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:25 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Does gas tank slosh-seal go bad ?
>
>
> OK... need the experience of the list here to help ID a problem.
>
> The problem: I think the car needs to goto the vet - it seems to have a
> tapeworm problem.
>
> Symptoms: I keep getting little shreds of black crap up in the add-on glass
> fuel filter. This is NOT a one time deal... it's been going on for years now.
> I first discovered it 8+ yrs ago, broken down on the side of the road & had
> to open up the fuel pump. Out came a whole handful of these shreds. Black,
> rubbery, paper-thin, slightly tacky to the feel, ranging in length from 1/2"
> to 3" long, usually 1/16 " to 1/4" wide.
>
> At that time I got a really lame confession from my ex that he had secretly
> been siphoning gas from my car, and that he had scraped the hose on the way
> out. Since then I got one of those aftemarket glass fuel filters that is
> easily cleaned out. About every 300 or so miles on the car I have to dig
> more crap out of it - the same stuff every time. Up 'til now, I had always
> written it off as his doing. My ex was (and still is) a real dead-beat, & I
> suspect that he had been stealing gas for years ... BUT, GEEZ, I am starting
> to wonder if there isn't another problem going on here. Over the years I've
> probably pulled out 2 cups of this black crap - this is getting ridiculous
> and I want to consider other explanations.
>
> So, the question is: anyone have any bad experience w/ "slosh-sealer"??? At
> this point I don't even know if a PO had used any on the car. Does this
> sealer ever go bad & peel off ? Anyone know of long-term effects of MTBE (or
> whatever the heck else they put in the gas these days) on this sealer ? Any
> other guesses as to what it is?
>
> If I have the tank boiled out and resealed will it happen again? Are there
> any other options? Or shall I just keep blaming my ex - it IS so convenient
> y'know <G>
>
> Laurie :-)
> 70 SPL311
> AzROC
> Chandler, AZ
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