{"id":45,"date":"2010-09-05T23:09:10","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T23:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.22\/index.php\/2010\/09\/05\/tank-leak\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T19:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T23:14:40","slug":"tank-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smegnl.medina.oh.us\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"Tank Leak"},"content":{"rendered":"

My gas tank has been a pain in my ass since I got the car. Leak after leak. Found out no one makes a replacement or after market tank for a 1970 Maverick. After doing some reading on the forum<\/a>, my only option was to send it out for repair. Most people recommended a company called Renu<\/a>. Found one 20 min from\u00a0 here, but unfortunately their equipment is down. Luckily there was another 35min from here. So I pulled the tank today and will take it up this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

EDIT: Trip turned out to be 70min one way. Ugg, but I lugged it up there this weekend. Hope to get it back soon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here is one of my small leaks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Top looked nice and shiny<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tank taken out<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Um yeah…Gotts a few problems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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2010-09-16 <\/strong>Got the Renu-ed tank back today. Looks a Zillion% better. They braised closed the holes, cleaned and coated the inside and the outside of the tank and the goose neck.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Renu-ed Tank<\/strong>
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Before putting the new tank back in place. I cleaned the hole with a scraper and wire brush. I then primed and painted it with flat black Rustoluem.<\/span><\/p>\n


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clean and painted
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I then used some gasket making caulk around the lip of the hole before putting in the tank. I also used this gasket stuff around the goose neck on the outside of the car.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tank back in Place
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After that it was just a mater of putting the sending unit in with the new Oring. The sock filter was completely shot. So I removed it and put an inline filter in the engine bay before the fuel pump. I also replaced the rubber fuel line between the sending unit and line, and between the line and fuel pump. <\/span><\/p>\n

I put 2gal of gas in the car and it actually got fuel and started up. I didnt check and see if the fuel gauge was working, so I will have to do that next time. I would call this an over all success.<\/span><\/p>\n

EDIT: Put half a tank of gas in and YES!! the fuel gauge works.
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