Model A parts houses like Mac's sells them for Model A gas tanks. $3.55 each http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...~S2PL14QTAW20468152114x~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000021x
did the model As come with a screen in the tank fill hole? Mine had one and it was parked in 1957. Mine looks to be brass. Bill
Yes -- it was called a 'spark arrestor' and was a factory part. Supposedly you could hold a lit match over the gas tank filler neck and it wouldn't explode. Never tried it, myself. Fearless
Danget I check an email as I post and get beat to the punch lol. It is a factory item. They rolled off the assembly line with them.-Weeks
Yeah I may be young but not that young lol. I used to live in the desert and have had enough of fire+gasoline=bonfire at Glamis. Or vw mag engine block+little flame=light up comp hill at night.-Weeks
I have the tank filler screen but that doesn't help with the crap that's already in there http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/2116 I've never tested Ol'Henry's fire-proofing, I'll leave that up to you guys Last night I drove it and it was fine again. But I'm not gonna trust it. I'll give Snyder's a ring today. Thanks for the help guys!
Awsome Bill!! I had mine up to 55 on the GPS with plenty more to go. I didn't want to push it with the noise my tappets are making. I already have the remedy for that!!
Use a small dental mirror and see if the top inside of the tank is rusted. As you drive the vibrations will loosen more rust. Permanent fix is to have a radiator shop clean the inside. Most use acid and you must fill tank as soon as possible as surface rust will appear almost immediately. I filled mine with gas and added 1 quart of Marvel top oil as it seems to penetrate the surface and help control the rust. I let it sit for week and it will smoke until the oil is gone. Years ago the radiator shops would pour a small bottle of this same oil in and slosh it around. Other oils might work as well but I used it because that is what the shops used. Some people have successfully done this themselves. I prefer to let the experts do it. If you have it done you must fill it immediately. If you don't it will rust! Ask me how i know.
I have two Model A gas tanks that appear to be galvanized inside. One is on my cabriolet, and it's a shiny mirror inside. I was surprised it was so clean. Even after the car sat in a barn for 45 years without being driven. Then at a swap meet I found another one and it appears to be galvanized inside as well. I've never seen a literature that said ford used that process. I wonder if this was a restoration method in the 60s because that is when both of these tanks would have been last messed with.
If I remember correctly Ford used a Tin plating process to coat or plate the inside of the tank. "Brent in Tennessee" takes the tanks apart to restore the inside. He shows this on his website
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