Subject: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank

From: Bruce Hamper via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2021 18:36:26 -0500

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Has anyone had success cleaning the take-up tube on original Bugeye fuel
tanks?  Mine is completely plugged.  I've looked at the 'sock' covering the
pickup tube, visible through the sender unit hole.  It appears to have a
latex coating on it.  Needless to say, the pump cannot draw gas up through
the tube.  Any hope of repairing it?  I can't figure out how to reach the
filter.
Bugeye in St. Louis
Bruce

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Has anyone had success cleaning the take-up tube on origin=
al Bugeye fuel tanks?=C2=A0 Mine is completely plugged.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve look=
ed at the &#39;sock&#39; covering the pickup tube, visible through the send=
er unit hole.=C2=A0 It appears to have a latex coating on it.=C2=A0 Needles=
s to say, the pump cannot draw gas up through the tube.=C2=A0 Any hope of r=
epairing it?=C2=A0 I can&#39;t figure out how to reach the filter.<div>Buge=
ye in St. Louis</div><div>Bruce</div></div>

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From: Chris Manuel via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 14:53:50 -0500

I put the one from my ’66 on the grill.  Amazing what came out of it.  Something I overlooked when decommissioning the car, would have been much easier and a time saver as it was bone dry when I originally got it.

Jim Johnson and Larry Macy got me through the 50th at Elkhart Lake by instructing me to blow in the gas tank to force gas through the incredibly clogged screen.  I know there was a photo floating around of that process on the side of the road.

Probably the most intimate I was with that car.   Miss it, but not for that reason.

Chris
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Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:48:22 -0500

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From: Chris Manuel via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 18:57:49 -0500

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Dave-

I=E2=80=99ll send him down to drive yours!

Chris

Z3 at least
1960 Corvair (long story)

> On Jun 7, 2021, at 6:48 PM, dwoerpel <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Hey Chris!  I seem to remember that story!  I also put my tank on the =
barbie per Frank's instructions.   Tank had been sitting empty for two =
years.  Filled it with water and boiled it with extinguisher at hand.  =
Was fearful when I discovered the filter screen was nylon and thought it =
may have melted.  All is well 20 years later.=20
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> If you had the Bugeye your son could be driving it now! ;-)
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> Dave W.
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> 59 :()
> 59 MGA 1500
> Burlington WI=20
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> From: Chris Manuel via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
> Date: 6/7/21 2:54 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Ron Soave via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank
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> I put the one from my =E2=80=9966 on the grill.  Amazing what came out =
of it.  Something I overlooked when decommissioning the car, would have =
been much easier and a time saver as it was bone dry when I originally =
got it.
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> Jim Johnson and Larry Macy got me through the 50th at Elkhart Lake by =
instructing me to blow in the gas tank to force gas through the =
incredibly clogged screen.  I know there was a photo floating around of =
that process on the side of the road.
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> Probably the most intimate I was with that car.   Miss it, but not for =
that reason.
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Dave-</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>I=E2=80=99ll =
send him down to drive yours!<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Chris</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Z3 at least</div><div class=3D"">1960 Corvair (long =
story)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jun 7, 2021, at 6:48 PM, =
dwoerpel &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Hey =
Chris!&nbsp; I seem to remember that story!&nbsp; I also put my tank on =
the barbie per Frank's instructions.&nbsp; &nbsp;Tank had been sitting =
empty for two years.&nbsp; Filled it with water and boiled it with =
extinguisher at hand.&nbsp; Was fearful when I discovered the filter =
screen was nylon and thought it may have melted.&nbsp; All is well 20 =
years later.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">If you had the Bugeye your =
son could be driving it now! ;-)</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Dave W.</div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">59 :()</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">59 MGA =
1500</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Burlington WI&nbsp;</div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">"Pay It Forward"</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
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style=3D"font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Sent via =
the Samsung Galaxy S8, an AT&amp;T 5G Evolution capable =
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dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-size: 100%;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">-------- Original message --------</div><div class=3D"">From: =
Chris Manuel via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]"=
 class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; </div><div class=3D"">Date: =
6/7/21  2:54 PM  (GMT-06:00) </div><div class=3D"">To: Ron Soave via =
Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; </div><div class=3D"">Subject:=
 Re: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank </div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div>I put the one from my =E2=80=9966 on the =
grill.&nbsp; Amazing what came out of it.&nbsp; Something I overlooked =
when decommissioning the car, would have been much easier and a time =
saver as it was bone dry when I originally got it.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Jim Johnson and Larry Macy got me through the 50th at Elkhart =
Lake by instructing me to blow in the gas tank to force gas through the =
incredibly clogged screen.&nbsp; I know there was a photo floating =
around of that process on the side of the road.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Probably the most intimate I was with that car.&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Miss it, but not for that reason.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Chris<br =
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From: Larry Macy via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 10:06:31 -0400

Yea, I recall that scene. I’ll have to look and see if I have that pic, still. 
But it got you back on the road. 

Larry

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From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 15:35:16 +0100

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I've just started to repair on old fuel tank  .   BLAM!

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;ve just started to repair on old fuel tank=C2=A0 .=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0BLAM!</div>

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From: Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 05:12:26 -0500

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Long ago I cleaned 3 tanks on my Weber gas grill. Filled with water and let i=
t rip. My wife was sure I was insane. Added some chain and away it went. Cle=
an as a whistle.=20

Charlie
Okc ok

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Long ago I cleaned 3 tanks on my Weber gas g=
rill. Filled with water and let it rip. My wife was sure I was insane. Added=
 some chain and away it went. Clean as a whistle.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>C=
harlie</div><div>Okc ok</div><div><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPho=
ne</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 6, 2021, at 9:=
42 PM, derf via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></b=
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t:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div>New tanks=
 aren=E2=80=99t very expensive=E2=80=A6usually made in Canada, eh?</div></di=
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