DeTomaso Mailing List: February 98, Message #32
     



From: 	JDeRyke@aol.com

Subject: Re:  Re: Fuel tanks

Date: 	Sun, 1 Feb 1998 17:16:19 +0000



You apparently have an early type gas tank, with the fuel-outlet welded in

place. The later type has the fuel outlet as part of the gas gauge ass'y. You

probably have a mostly-plugged fabric fuel screen on the tank end of the

outlet pipe. You have 2 options. #1- buy a later gas gauge sending unit assy &

use that fuel outlet; plug your old welded one. The later ass'y adapts with no

problems to early tanks. 

#2- VERY CAREFULLY blow compressor air into your old fuel outlet: this will

probably blow a hole thru the mostly-plugged fabric 'sock' on the end of the

outlet pipe. This sock is totally unserviceable on early tanks. If you select

#2, put a good in-line fuel filter in front of the carb afterwards. NOTE-it is

absurdly easy to over-pressurize the gas tank with an air line & open a seam!

Be careful!

 J DeRyke