Mine was leaking at the MCG Gathering. Jeff Phillips brought over some gas cans on Thursday morning and we drained the tank. Used emery cloth to clean things up and put some tooth in it. Used the 2 part epoxy repair and let it setup for most of the day. Filled it up that night and it has been holding so far.
cleaned it with brake parts cleaner. Then a gas tank repair stick/epoxy thing that you mix then apply. The guy before me had a screw in there to plug it up, so Its a good size hole. I left the screw in. Im thinking about getting a rubber washer. Tighten the screw, then put the stick/epoxy stuff around the screw.
In case you were sitting on the edge of your seat, I think I got the leak fixed. Turned out to NOT be the same leak with the screw in it. There was a pinhole next to it that was slowly leaking. Epoxied it up and checked it hrs later looks ok. Will check it tomorrow and spray on some undercoating if its still good.
Eventually ur going to have to replace that tank. A lot of guys use a new Mustang tank. Check the tech articles if u have'nt already.
Yeah I know, once I get some more major things done, I hope to snag a 70 tank and send it out to get redone. Or pull mine and send it out over the winter.
Why redo a 70 Mustang tank? You can get a new tank 65-68, sender and hardware from Ky Mustang for just over $100.00. It will require some fabing. I just think gas tanks aren't something you should band-aid....if there's one hole, there will be more. I plan on leaving mine in the garage and no way I want to worry about springing a leak.
Napa auto parts has an epoxy kit made just for fuel tanks. I used it 2yrs ago on our hunting jeep and it's still working! If I remember right it was $14.00.
No one repops the '70 tank, and the Mustang one won't fit. Look carefully before you buy a Mustang tank.
I wasnt going to redo a mustang tank. I want to find a 70 Maverick tank and send it out to get redone and put in the car. From everything I have read no one makes a new drop in tank for a 70 maverick.
Well if you hang on awhile and keep looking....I'm sure you can find a good tank. Mine was very usable with some work I'm sure, but as I said...I'd just feel better with a new Mustang tank. My dad re-did a Farmall Super A once and had the tank cleaned and coated and had nothing but problems so I didn't want to go that route, though a car might be a different story since a car like the Maverick has a pick up screen.
