Orange 1977 Pinto

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Got the tank down. Going to take it to a friends that has a hotsy pressure washer. It's rusted inside so will try tumbling with rocks inside, then coat with either zinc paint or por15. Depends on the gas resistance of the cured paint. May use some muriatic acid to clean out rust. Also looking at a 45 gal drum of acetic acid if cheap enough.

 

[Li'l Work Truck]

Also looking at a 45 gal drum of acetic acid if cheap enough.

Gonna soak the whole tank in it?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Turned out too expensive, but yes, soak the whole tank.

 

[Li'l Work Truck]

Turned out too expensive, but yes, soak the whole tank.

That sucks. That would've been cool to see.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I think I'm going to just put the tank back as is. Expediency... I need to have this off the lift ASAP. I can always drop it again to do a proper clean and seal. It looks not too bad inside, just some rust but no flakes left.
But I'll paint the outside with Ricks favorite... Black rustoleum.

 

[RobbieD]

But I'll paint the outside with Ricks favorite... Black rustoleum.

I have come to a conclusion . . . that @Rick W must get a commission from Rustoleum.



But it IS good stuff; I use it a lot.

 

[SenorNoob]

IDK if a large enough quantity to do your tank would be cost effective, but Kreem is the go to in the old motorcycle world.

It makes a hard coating on the inside of the tank. For cleaning Evap-O-Rust. That stuff is a miracle in a bottle.

 

[Rick W]

I have come to a conclusion . . . that @Rick W must get a commission from Rustoleum.



But it IS good stuff; I use it a lot.

No commission on the rust oleum, just something I can depend on that works great, that’s been around since I was a kid. How many things (or people) can you say that about these days?

 

[Rick W]

I think I'm going to just put the tank back as is. Expediency... I need to have this off the lift ASAP. I can always drop it again to do a proper clean and seal. It looks not too bad inside, just some rust but no flakes left.
But I'll paint the outside with Ricks favorite... Black rustoleum.

Remember, take a little bit and mix it up 50/50 with mineral spirits or paint thinner, and really slop that around joints and fittings and in the seems or joints or whatever. It will suck right into those joints. Then do a healthy coat over that and the rest of it, ideally two coats. And no rattle cans. Get the quart and a 50 Cent brush. You’ll be able to do 10 times more stuff than the rattle can will cover.

& you won’t need to take a very good look at it when you’re done, because when the rest of the pinto ruts away and melts into the ground around it, that tank will still be sitting there with shiny black paint.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

This is why I wear eye protection and a face shield...

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Some before and after using the wire wheel...

Paint later today.

 

[Rick W]

This is why I wear eye protection and a face shield...

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Take that spring out before you put the rust oleum on it. I think regal red is the closest color to that.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Firstcoat done. Thinned 50/50 with toluene.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I've started trying to put the parts back on the tank. I found a new gasket for the vent rollover valve. I've cleaned and assembled the sending unit.... except found some pin holes in the float. So I pan fried the float at low heat to boil out any moisture, marked the leaks, and will attempt to solder the holes shut tonight. I'm still waiting for the fill tube gasket. It's arrives sometime between may 19 and 28.

I think I will jury rig a 5 gallon gas can as a temporary tank so I can get going on some other repairs. I want to see if the transmission works as it should also.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Well, I soldered along the area that seemed to have pinholes. It looks like where the gas was sitting for a very long time and ate away at the brass. I soldered all the way around the unit. Hopefully that got them all. I'll drown it in gas over night and see if anything sloshes inside after.