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Hello everyone... I guess y'all are busy or something. Anyway I finally got the tank inside. I had to replace one of the hoses because my 'friend' ripped it off and didnt tell me about and I couldn't see the end because of the braids. Now that I have it running I have encountered some electrical problems as well as a few mechanical ones. For one the headlights stopped working when I went to fill it with gas. Second the headlights came back on but the side lights and the tail lights didnt. The dashboard also didn't light the second time around. I'm thinking its a fuse problem so I will buy some fuses next door tomorrow after work. Next the timing is a little off and the throttle seems to be sticky. There must be an exhaust leak somewhere because I can smell it and it made me feel a little :sick: . Finally, I will buy another fuel filter and put it as I didn't have time today before the store closed. Thank you to all that guided me and gave me advice on how to handle my gas tank situation!

I actually go the filler hose back through the hole and reattached the tank to it. I was able to maneuver the tank with my arms and legs back into position (man did they leave no extra room down there). The jack is holding up the tank right now in postion but I will have to lower it again to reattach the hoses. I might have to lift the car some more too or put it on 4 jack stands because Its hard to access the front to attach the straps where I have it now. Any tips on the "order of operation"?

Wow I never thought about using carb cleaner to kill things. You guys are great! How did you figure that out? Or is it common knowledge to everyone but me?

Thanks for the advice Kenny, I will look into that tomorrow since theres an autozone next to work. If not theres a kragen (o'reilly) and a napa by my house. I tried with the pressure washer twice but like i mentioned the build up was on the narrow side of the tank and since it has the single outlet it was hard to clean it. Then it got rusty but I had it cleaned by the radiator shop so its good now. Tried to get it in by myself today but didnt have much luck. I will try again tomorrow with a friend. Plus i need to buy bug spray I found black widows under my zed

hey g9m3c thanks for sharing your pictures... looks like a lot of rust and build up there, it also looks like a lot of work! Looking back at Jeff's pictures as well as yours, my tank didnt look that bad on the half with the fuel level sender, but rather all the build up was on the far side.

Yea if it burns the coating I can always paint it over with some high heat enamel or some other spray paint I could get at work.

Hey Escanlon, definitely true about him not doing it properly... it came off very "smoothly"... i can only describe it as "peeling" off . Anyway tomorrow I have a few hours before class so I will contact the guy about it. I will also find out if jb is gas proof or not, although I'm sure it won't be 100% since gas eats through alot...

Hey cygnusx1, It had actually come off the first time when I removed the tank because the hose was stuck to it. The guy that did the cleaning said that he would solder it before it got coated because he warned me that after its coated you couldnt apply heat to it. I work at a hardware store so ill pick up an epoxy or maybe a jb weld just in case. I'll call the guy to let him know that the piece he soldered came off

OH MAN DO I HAVE BAD NEWS Next to the fuel sending unit there are supposed to be hoses, one above the other. So everything was going well putting the tank back in... suddenly one of the metal "pipes" came clean off the tank! I am not sure what to do right now? Do I epoxy it in? Do I solder it in? I am not sure if I could solder it because I am not sure if the tank liner is flammable or not. I was so close to getting my Z back on the road Major Bummer!

Hey guys its been about 3 months now since I have been trying to solve this issue... I finally go the $$ to have the tank cleaned... After trying to clean it myself with many different solvents I had no real luck. I think the hard white stuff on the inside was calcium (according to the guy that cleaned it). Now I got some por-15 and coated the inside and it looks so much better now. I am about to attempt to place the tank in right now... wish me luck!

Hello everyone... thanks for all the replies thus far. My "friend" and I removed the tank earlier today at his house and we found a lot if not most of the crud came out with the gas that was inside the tank. Looking inside it was not too bad. We put more gas inside and shook the tank around a bit and more of the stuff flaked off. My "friend" cut the hoses instead of trying to reuse them because they were so hard to get off and we were going to replace them. I made the mistake of not getting fuel hose before hand because I wasn't sure of the size. Anyway, I found out autozone does not carry 3/8 and 5/8 hose. Anyway my "friend" and I got into a fight over something and he said he would not help me anymore. He dumped all the nuts/bolts/screws/clamps into a sandwich bag and threw them in my trunk along with my cut hoses. He helped me remove most of the tank, while I went to get the gas to clean the inside of the tank. Now I don't know what hoses go where because I didn't see how he took it off. So I moved my car out of his driveway and it is now sitting in the street at his house. Does anyone know where I can get the fuel hoses or if I have to order them specially?

Thanks for all the replies guys! Sorry for the late response, I was being notified of all the responses by my email. Anyway I got another fuel filter, but at $6 its getting kind of expensive. I thought about diluting the crud, but it won't fix the problem in the long run. I am thinking also that running the car in such condition wouldn't be good for the carbs or the engine. I might as well take a look down there because I need to replace the filler hose thats leaky... Thanks for the replies and I will keep you guys updated.

Does anyone know if it is hard to remove a gas tank in order to clean it? I found build up (of old gas, I assume) in my fuel filter as my car seems to be starved of fuel. Any advice will be appreciated! Thanks!

Hello everyone, Z newbie here again requesting help. I got my Z running again although it was running very, very poorly. I bought it back in December and it had been sitting since '03. The previous owner said there was old gas in the tank and so I drained it, filled it back up and after changing everything from the plugs to all the 'pumps' in the engine bay, I ran it for a while. I recently changed my fuel filter because my Z was not running, seeming to be starved of fuel (delayed response when stepping on gas, 'choking' and jerking when I floor it.) Anywho... I was very surprised (not in a good way) when I removed the fuel filter I put back in December, when I noticed it weighed about a quarter pound. Inside there is all this build up of gunk or something. It is brown and it almost looks like modeling clay, although it is soft like a paste, probably because it was mixing with the fuel. I know I need to clean out my tank, but I was wonder if: 1. Anyone knows what this gunk side is? and 2. If it would be an easy DIY to clean out the tank? Thanks in advance for all of your help!

Thanks Sam and everyone for your help! I got a set of 20 lug nuts on ebay, although used for about $13 plus shipping. The seller actually lived pretty close, but I don't really have to time outside of work to go pick them up so I had to pay the shipping. I can't wait until I get them!

Hey guys this is what the rims and tires look like. I bought them because I wanted the old school look, rather than the hubcaps it had.

Hey guys thanks for all the replies and sorry I'm getting back so late. Unfortunately I work all day friday-saturday, so I don't have time during the day to take pictures although I will try. I think I understand though about the lug nuts being different and it makes sense. The rim is a lot thicker than the steelies it had for the hubcaps so the bolts are flush with the rim. Now I did contact the guy and he said that he will look for the lug nuts it originally had on his Z. If I am understanding correctly, the lug nuts go 'inside' the rim, so the length of the bolt is alright as is. The rims came off of a 1971 240, and mine's a '72, so I am not sure if the off-set is any different.

Hello everyone... I am a newbie and this is my first post. Basically I bought slotted mags for my 240. I had bought some before, but they were 13'' and i wanted to stick with the 14''. So the other day, my father borrowed my Z and he ran over a screw and got a flat tire. I had to replace the tires anyway, so i got the slot mags and caps, along with good tires. I was all excited because I have not driven it in a week and i thought I'd be driving it to work tomorrow. So I got the tire off and found out the bolts/studs were too short!! :stupid: I was wondering if anyone knows how I can fix it and if about how much it will cost ( I get paid tomorrow, but I borrowed money to buy the wheels today!) :mad: