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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #60 on: January 22, 2013, 07:51:07 PM »
How is stuff getting into the fuel line unless the filter is missing from the pickup tube?
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #61 on: January 22, 2013, 08:53:44 PM »
lol the filter is missing from the pick-up tube. That's my guess, anyway.  ;D
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #62 on: January 27, 2013, 04:39:06 PM »
How are you doing ? I tried to text a pic to you of my cars. I'm going to be in your area this summer going to pant 2 cars for my friend brother this trip is going to be so much fun & going to be bringing a 1932 Ford roadster home are you still going to want my parts I'm saving 4 you? My gas bill is pad 4 already this is going to happen  WOW call me please (425)679-1184:)
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #63 on: February 05, 2013, 09:30:01 PM »
Last Saturday I tackled the gas tank and fuel line. I've been down this road before with my other '74.  Amazingly, the tank was mostly clean with no rust seen inside. As I expected, there was something (or somethings) lurking around in there but no more!  After draining the gas, cleaning the tank with acetone, blowing out the fuel line using a small air compressor, replacing rubber hoses and a gasket or two she mostly runs great and starts right up in the morning. The not-so-great news is she has surging issues now and then at high speeds (I'm not sure I should be calling them surges... it's more like she loses power kinda like fuel starvation) but then she rights herself and down the road we go. I have a feeling a piece of that mylar wrapper might've made it into the fuel pump. I guess since that one piece was found in the rubber line that connects to the pump it's possible. Anyway, you shoulda seen what came out of my hair after I shampooed it! lol  Talk about gray water!  ;D


This is how I lowered the gas tank. Believe me when I tell you it was "hands-on"! lol


The second picture shows a (I think) vapor separator hose.  Talk about your crack hose. lol (ok stop throwing the rotten tomatoes! lol) :P
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #64 on: February 05, 2013, 09:33:05 PM »
No, Rich... this is NOT my Homer Bucket! (inside joke). lol

This is actually what mostly came out of the tank...


...and this was also what came out of the tank.  >:(
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #65 on: February 05, 2013, 09:40:14 PM »
Interesting sock there, huh? I'm not really surprised that a piece or two of wrapper could find a breach there. Nicely colored zip ties too.  :o
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #66 on: February 05, 2013, 09:53:03 PM »
New sock (Thank you thank you THANK YOU Rich!) and other stuff. lol

I replaced the gasket and that flange thingy (technical term- look it up! lol) that is so fun to remove and put in place. I guess it's a sending unit retainer ring. No, I didn't manage to mess it up. lol Between the strap bolts and the filler tube I spent at least three whole hours in pure frustration. The bolts because a) the darn things are long, so a normal socket wasn't gonna cut it (that's all I had, socket-wise) so I had to resort to an open-end 1/2 wrench. With so little space to move it, the nuts loosened or tightened in tiny increments. My poor arms and long-suffering shoulder needed frequent breaks.  Reason b) I had to keep adjusting the nuts because that filler tube wasn't just going to go in unless I found a sweet spot where the angle of the tube going in the tank were perfectly aligned (I used clean motor oil to aid in insertion) and finally had to REALLY push the top part. The good news is FINALLY it went in. The bad news is I smooshed my little finger on my right hand because it was between the flange and the car's body. So fay it's not broken... but you can bet the air around me turned blue with cuss words. lol
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #67 on: February 06, 2013, 08:38:20 AM »
Nice job Becky, I knew you would get it all taken care of in no time  ;D
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #68 on: February 06, 2013, 05:57:02 PM »
I think everyone needs to have a Becky in their house!!! 

Good God, I mean dog!!!  You know how to get down and dirty!!!! 
(I just realized that has many meanings....LO L)
 
Very professionally done Becky!
 
 
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #69 on: February 06, 2013, 06:02:46 PM »
lol thank you guys... but is it professional to drop f bombs and go in the house, sulk and eat ice cream in the middle of the job?  ::)
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #70 on: February 06, 2013, 06:16:53 PM »
Becky. I usually throw the f bombs and drink some beer and lite the BBQ when the stress gets too high... Remember your the master mechanic in your drive way shop and you can do as you want.

Yes, you are a drive way professional in my book ;D

Great job with the tank for sure.
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #71 on: February 06, 2013, 08:33:27 PM »
Thank you, John. lol  I didn't just throw them... I lobbed them hard (and loud) enough to annihilate whole towns, especially when that finger got caught! Patience is truly not my strong suit.  ;D
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #72 on: February 06, 2013, 08:50:14 PM »
So your telling me the neighbors didn't come over and ask if that hurt?? I hate that when people ask those kind of questions when I totaly ......... :-X
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #73 on: February 06, 2013, 11:09:46 PM »
Well, one next-door neighbor saw me just sitting there looking stupid when I was holding the still-uninserted filler tube and dumbly looking on... he asked what I was doing. I considered asking him to get on his knees and hold the gas tank (unstrapped) while I pushed the tube in or vise-versa. I lost my nerve, though- nhe's not the kind of guy who likes to get down and dirty working on cars.  ;D The other neighbors couldn't care less.  :P
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #74 on: February 06, 2013, 11:29:42 PM »
Heck, you could of trained him to be a master pinto gasser like your self Becky ;D
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Re: Another '74 Bites The Dust?
« Reply #75 on: February 07, 2013, 09:42:09 AM »
Anything to keep her runnin'!