Its a brand new tank cause the old one rusted out. I painted it real good but I
may go
ahead and
spray some undercoating i got on it. Thanks. But at the rate I am getting
things back
together
it will never see any rain so why bother. :-(
Larry Dickstein wrote:
> Andrew Weaks wrote:
>
> > Hey List,
> >
> > I am ready to put the tank back in the midget and see that there is a paper
>shim or
> > "gasket" stuck to the bottom of the boot around the edge where the tank
>goes. It is
> > necessary to replace this? I really don't have anything of similar quality
>and was
> > thinking that just some duct tape squished in there would do the trick. I
>also installing a
> > panhard bar if that would make a difference. I take it the "gasket" is to
>keep down
> > vibrations or something like that.
>
> The cheap and easy fix is to cut some strips of an old inner tube to fit.
>While the tank is
> out, make sure you've cleaned the top portion really well. After it is
>clean, use some sort
> of undercoating or other rubber-type product to coat it. Most of the tank
>problems stem from
> water and junk sitting on top of the tank and rusting them out.
>
> --
> Larry Dickstein
> Lone Jack, MO
>
> Pop. 420
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