TC Incontinence and Mini Pads

[tc5308_tc5624]

TC5308 has been dribbling fuel in increasing amounts for a long time now - I had put it off to weeping connections at the outlet, but the amount increased a lot recently.  It turns out that the tank has stress cracks along the left side support.  What is did NOT have were the hard rubber insulator pads between the frame and the tank, which probably accelerated the deterioration of the tank. Happily, I had purchased a spare cleaned and lined TC tank that came on eBay about 4 years ago for this eventuality.  It is now ready for pickup after getting painted to match the car.  I also got a new rubber kit to install it with, along with a new sending unit gasket, and fittings from Doug Pelton's From The Frame Up.  The TC is scheduled to be in an indoor major car show next weekend, so getting her back together and cleaned up will be the priority this weekend.   Bob Stein TC5308

[clovermachine@sbcglobal.net]

Bob, The spot welds holding the gas tank to chassis brackets will often eventually start causing cracks to radiate and thus leak fuel. My TC began to dribble fuel and a call to Mike Goodman in Los Angeles clued me in on the problem and he was right. Repair was to drill-out the spot welds and remove the brackets. Make up two thin sheet steel plates with the brackets brazed or spot welded to each and have a radiator shop solder them in place. Did not have to strip the paint from the 'seen' area. Thank has been 100% for the past 25 years since. I recall I made the plates ~6" X a little less than the 'flat' width of the tank bottom so there was a lot of soldered surface. Bill TC5221 Santa Clara, California.

On 8 Nov 2017 at 13:06, Posti@aol.com [mg-tabc] wrote: > > > > > TC5308 has been dribbling fuel in increasing amounts for a long time > now - I had put it off to weeping connections at the outlet, but the > amount increased a lot recently. It turns out that the tank has > stress cracks along the left side support. What is did NOT have were > the hard rubber insulator pads between the frame and the tank, which > probably accelerated the deterioration of the tank. Happily, I had > purchased a spare cleaned and lined TC tank that came on eBay about 4 > years ago for this eventuality. It is now ready for pickup after > getting painted to match the car. I also got a new rubber kit to > install it with, along with a new sending unit gasket, and fittings > from Doug Pelton's From The Frame Up. The TC is scheduled to be in > an indoor major car show next weekend, so getting her back together > and cleaned up will be the priority this weekend. Bob Stein TC5308 > > > >

[Carlyle Merritt]

Why not glue them in - much easier. Been using LORD Fusor 100 EZ rather than welding for years. There are others out there on the market as well including 3M 8115. Ford has been using these adhesive for years. Many body shops are using them now.