Randy Rutledge
Sustaining Member
There have been several suggestions as how to remove the glass lay-up over the tabs on the fuel tank. I decided to try a different approach. I used my cordless drill to drill a starter hole in the glass over the aluminum tab (drilling over the aluminum tab will keep you form drilling through the hull) and then took a wood chisel and tapped the corner of the chisel into the hole it took about five minutes to remove the glass over the front two tabs and the back tabs slid out of their pockets. There was no mess and fairly painless even at my age in the locker with my legs tied in a knot.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to test the integrity of the tank? I plan to have the tank dipped in a radiator vat at the local radiator shop to clean out the years of varnish buildup from old gasoline. The tank had an o-ring that was smaller than the groove in the cap which did nothing for keeping water out. Being very astute I found this after replacing about three filters due to water and other goop.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to test the integrity of the tank? I plan to have the tank dipped in a radiator vat at the local radiator shop to clean out the years of varnish buildup from old gasoline. The tank had an o-ring that was smaller than the groove in the cap which did nothing for keeping water out. Being very astute I found this after replacing about three filters due to water and other goop.