Gas Tank

[Frank Gooz]

When i take off the line from the gas tank Shouldn't gas be coming out sort of fast? 

I think there is a wire mess strainer in the tank, correct?  it does not look like it is in the fitting.

Can this be replaced? The tank looks great inside from the sending unit access. I think my fuel should be dripping very fast almost a steady steam, free flowing?

What has everyone else seen?

 

Frank 

 

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

if original, the filter is a sintered bronze....(oilite)  if you suspect major clog here, many report they were able to knock this off the outlet pipe with a flexible cable and place an inline external of the tank for filtration.

[Frank Gooz]

I will take another look and may do the same. 

This trouble would put a kink in my dual carb plans.

Thank you

[Los_Control]

1 minute ago, Frank Gooz said:

I will take another look and may do the same. 

This trouble would put a kink in my dual carb plans.

Thank you

Will have nothing to do with a dual carb setup .... either you have a clean fuel source or you create one .... the gas tank does not care how many carbs it is feeding.

 

[Sniper]

How full is your tank?  If it's below the level of the fitting nothing will come out.

[Frank Gooz]

I am working on the root of why i only get a dribble of gas before trying to feed two carburetors.

The gauge read around 3/4 full. 

I look at the tank from my 48 Desoto and it looks like it HAD a screen? I will check this tank. (1950 Dodge Coronet)

 

[Sniper]

While you are verifying the screen compare the fuel level to what the gauge reads.

[Tired iron]

My oilite brass filter in the tank was plugged as well. To fix, I unsoldered the small rectangular patch where the outlet tube enters the tank. Then removed the filter and resoldered the patch back on. And run an external filter.

[Frank Gooz]

Tired iron,

I thank you for your in put this sounds like a very straight forward fix and not be a problem an longer.

[MarcDeSoto]

My radiator shop cut a 5"X5" square off the top of the gas tank so they could look at the internal Oilite filter.  The original bronze filter was rusted away and definitely no good anymore.  So they removed it.  

[Tired iron]

On 6/22/2022 at 2:17 PM, Frank Gooz said:

Tired iron,

I thank you for your in put this sounds like a very straight forward fix and not be a problem an longer.

Heres a picture of what I was referring to

[Frank Gooz]

This helps bunch. 

Thank you