Pinto Car Club of America

I need to drop the fuel tank for cleaning and I am having a hard time removing the Filler Tube are there any tricks?

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First clean all around the tube with a scotch pad lubed with some transmission fluid , wipe clean , apply more oil around the tube and seal , remove the screws at the gas cap flange , at the bottom of tube rock the tube back and forth and push in , oil on tube will help tube slide in , Turn tube forward and down pull tube out , if tube flange is on the outside of fender the recall has not been done , make sure tank is empty before you pull tube out , when you put it back together grease seal up and tube also , after your finished wipe off extra grease ,

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I will give it a try

Got the tank out, The top of the tank is rusted and has some small holes in it.
Guess its tank time.

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Easy to fix small pin holes on top or bottom with solder. Can be done very easy with a soldering iron. What ever finish Ford put on the tanks, it will solder very well.

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After further inspection there are some Hugh cracks in it also. Also there was a pad on top of the tank that's all rotted, Can this be replace with a rubber pad?

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Joe