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Hi I am working on a 1935 chevy master 4 door coach and the filler neck where it meets the tank seems to be licking when we full it up I want to drop the tank to find the lick to clean it out last night was trying to loose the tank straps very rusty trades one of straps busted and the other seen to be stripped is there a place that sale them or just have to buy to universe one they sale i can take pics and post them in little wile

Here a few pics

when ever you see a rusted bolt and nut, make sure you spray the part ***many times*** with a RUST BUSTER OR PENETRANT of some kind to break the rust. And let it soak in over a day to do its job.

Then carefully try to loosen the nut off without breaking anything. One spray is just not enough.

mike

I corrected your spelling for you so people can more easily understand what your asking.

try looking thru the online catalogue of THE FILLING STATION. They have display ads on here. I have a copy and will poke around thru it to se if they sell the gas tank straps.

mike


found in www.fillingstation.com 1935-1936 Chevrolet master series FUEL TANK STRAPS # TK14 $15.00 A PAIR. + SHIPPING.

information TELEPHONE 1--541-258-2114 FAX 1- 541-258-6968

ORDER ONLINE www.fillingstation.com

I used their printed catalogue to look it up on page #344 july 2011 issue

mike

When I'm faced with a rusted bolt like that, I use a hand wire brush FIRST , before spraying with penetrating oil, to remove as much dry rust as possible. Then, I use liberal amounts of PB Blaster. I agree with leaving it overnight. Less rusty mush is good.

Try to hold the bolt with a large pair of pliers (try to keep it from twisting) and work the nut back and forth to let the penetrating oil get into the nut's threads.

One fix for the leak, would be to clean the area and put a blob of JB Weld on the leak spot. This is a no-heat, safe thing to do.

You might want to have the tank professionally cleaned and de-rusted to ensure you don't have other problems that will plague you later.

Cheers, Dean

Deep breathing and slow methods are needed.