The gas tank for my '61 OTS has been lined with one of those resin
systems designed to fill pin holes and encase rust flakes.
Unfortunately, they never removed the sump when this was done and
now I cannot unscrew it to install it into the trunk. Does anyoe
have any ideas as to how I can free the sump or am I looking at a
new tank? Or… can I refir the tank with the sump in place?
Looks impossible to me.
Thanks,
Kevin–
Lambsfoot
Long Beach, United States
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Kevin, There is no way to reinstall the tank with the
sump in place. When trying to unscrew the sump. it
helps greatly to balance the force on each side
equally.
Larry— Lambsfoot deightonnest@aol.com wrote:
The gas tank for my '61 OTS has been lined with one
of those resin
systems designed to fill pin holes and encase rust
flakes.
Unfortunately, they never removed the sump when this
was done and
now I cannot unscrew it to install it into the
trunk. Does anyoe
have any ideas as to how I can free the sump or am I
looking at a
new tank? Or… can I refir the tank with the sump
in place?
Looks impossible to me.
Thanks,
Kevin
Lambsfoot
Long Beach, United States
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In reply to a message from JOHN KOHLER sent Sat 24 Nov 2007:
I’m thinking of applying localized heat to see if the resin will
soften.
Kevin–
Lambsfoot
Long Beach, United States
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In reply to a message from Lambsfoot sent Sat 24 Nov 2007:
Kevin, It seems that the tank is out of the car and the inside of
the tank has been treated with a sealant. the point is that the
sump WAS removed from the tank in order to remove the tank from the
car.It was then screwed back into place in order to do the seal-up
job.And the chances are, that it is not really screwed up that
tightly. You need to find a wrench ( sililar to an oil filter type)
that gives you a good grip on the sump surface without marring it,
and then apply heat to the joint…using a heat gun , not a
flame.When you have the sump off check it out carefully for rusting
because it seems your tank had rusted so there was water around at
some point.Your sump might be different fom mine ( 1970), and it
was steel with brass fittings.–
The original message included these comments:
I’m thinking of applying localized heat to see if the resin will
soften.
Kevin
–
John M Holmes 1973 E Type SIII Supra 5-Speed, 1970 SII OTS
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
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In reply to a message from Lambsfoot sent Sat 24 Nov 2007:
Kevin:
Been there. My solution was a large pipe wrench, a rag to
protect the body of the sump where you put the wrench on,
and my knockoff lead hammer. Wrap the body with the rag and
put the wrench on the body reasonably close to the tank
bottom-not the hex nut. This will spread the force. Using
the lead hammer, tap/smack the wrench handle until the sump
breaks loose. This worked for me when no amount of force on
the nut-well more force than I felt comfortable using with a
socket wrench-would unscrew the sump.
Patience, grasshopper. It will yield.
Bob–
'69 2+2, '69 OTS, '99 XK8 Mantua, New Jersey
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In reply to a message from Robert Moore sent Sat 24 Nov 2007:
The heat gun and pipe wrench method worked a treat. Many thanks as
I thought I was looking at having to buy another tank.
Regards,
Kevin–
Lambsfoot
Long Beach, United States
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