John,
I removed the gas tank from my '64 +4 without removing anything other
than the boards the tank was sitting on. I slid the boards around after
removing the appropriate securing bolts and was able to remove them and
drop the tank out the bottom. If I recall I was able to raise the tank
enough to slide one board under the other (there were two under my tank)
to get the boards out. It's been a while so I may be forgetting little
problems I had removing some of the bolts, but the above was the basic
sequence.
I did give up on cleaning the tank, which was filthy and rusty inside,
despite looking just fine on the outside, and made a new one from
stainless steel.
Good luck,
Art Hart
'64 +4
"John T. Blair" wrote:
>
> It seems to me that this subject has come up before. Any my dad and I are
> having a dispute. We need to pull the gas tank to get the crud out of it.
> I say you have to pull the rear deck. He thinks that if we free the
> up differential we can move it forward enough to work the tank out the
> top of the "trunk"? area. According to my ruff measurements the tank will
> fit through the hole, but I don't think it will clear the tank.
>
> Has any one pulled their tank - other than during a restoration? Anyone have
> any luck pulling the tank without pulling the rear deck?
>
> TIA
>
> John (Before we spend several hours trying)
>
> John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
> Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
>
> 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
> 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
>
> Morgan: www.team.net/www/morgan
> Bricklin: www.bricklin.org
--
Vintage Steam Products
Keeps 'em steamin'
http://www.vintagesteamproducts.com
Art@vintagesteamproducts.com
(973) 584-3319
|