The Blues Bison

[sly]

Seems to be epidemic with car parts though. Almost nothing is packaged well.

[87gtVIC]

My mother had purchased two porcelain cookie jars. Seller put them both in a cardboard box with one sheet of paper between the two. Needless to say they did not make it. People just dont care or are two ignorant to realize that it wont suffice.

[mitymerc]

Been away for work. The 2nd tank was also damaged, 2 dents, seam does not seem to be compromised on this one. The packaging is almost nonexistant, very thin box, no material other than a few pieces of cut up box on the ends...

[mitymerc]

If you want to paint something, paint up inside the car where the tank sits.

There is minor surface rust up there, ordered some Eastwood stuff...

[gadget73]

even the stock tanks tend to take a good while to rust. The galvanized coating makes them difficult to paint anyway. I'd leave it. If you want to paint something, paint up inside the car where the tank sits.

[Tiggie]

The sticky stuff seems to be good at keeping moisture out. My new tank has been on for several years and looks like new. No salt exposure though.

[mitymerc]

Pondering weather to paint the new gas tank or not. It is coated with invisible sticky stuff that would need to be removed first.
Was thinking self etch primer & Rusteoleum, or maybe bed liner?

[mitymerc]

Exhaust is BBK shorties into stainless Pypes carted X pypes to locally bent steel tails.
Repainting tails, Rustoleum engine primer. Will be painted w/Rustoleum Engine Aluminum.

[mitymerc]

Ordering some Eastwood stuff to address a few issues on the yellow, white, black and blue cars....

[mitymerc]

The new tank arrived. The seam on one side and all corners were bent.
They are shipping a new one.
No replacement level senders available anywhere.
Sent it out to be refurbed.

[packman]

mostly the misery part is the short studs. If you can get them to back out some it helps, or just sub them for threaded rod will make your life easier. Apparently the stock fasteners were a snap-off design, which is why they're just barely long enough to hold it when tight and an absolute bear to get back together.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^Yes, that is what I had to do. SPent a lot of time attempting to get the new tank on the oem studs. Gave up and got threaded rod^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[mitymerc]

Float or fuel level sensor unit?

Floats are easy, shared among lots of Ford stuff from 60’s-80’s: https://www.amazon.com/Brass-Ford-Fu.../dp/B01GFDB428

The fuel level sensor is unabtanium. But you can probably fix yours. Or at least use sedan parts to fix yours. Here’s a write up I did: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...ght=Resistance

Thanks I'll check it out.



The meter shows infinity...

[Tiggie]

Float or fuel level sensor unit?

Floats are easy, shared among lots of Ford stuff from 60’s-80’s: https://www.amazon.com/Brass-Ford-Fu.../dp/B01GFDB428

The fuel level sensor is unabtanium. But you can probably fix yours. Or at least use sedan parts to fix yours. Here’s a write up I did: http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...ght=Resistance

[mitymerc]

I wonder if the 89-91 type will fit.

[mitymerc]

Gotcha. 1 came out as a bolt. The other is still Studley like.
Did not touch it today, worked on getting the tree out. I will need a new fuel float assy. Any idea where to get one? Green doesn't have it...
Did not get the pump out yet, I am expecting another rusted out horror show.