Monday, April 12, 2010
I pulled the gas tank (only three bolts hold that in!?) for cleaning. Since it sat for years with a missing gas cap, I feared the worst. It wasn’t too bad—some varnish, some grit, and a well-preserved cockroach, who I named Fred (visible in lower right of photo).
I had a hard time seeing into the tank, so I stuck my camera in and got a great view of the inside of the tank:
Cleaned the tank out with acetone and a shop vac. Replaced the sending unit gasket. Replaced a section of fuel hose (obviously, from an old fuel line repair) and installed the in-line fuel filter just below the pump. The wire to the sending unit was broken, so I patched that together—we’ll see if it works later.
Bought a chrome gas cap at Checker for $6.99—my favorite purchase so far, as it is the first externally visible sign of progress on this wagon.
Happy trails!
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