mowerman Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 4/9/2024 at 5:04 PM, Joey Mack said: Uhhh fuel was .97 cents a gallon... what year was that '89?? That was what I was paying when I sold my last truck as sub hauler U600 around 1990 … bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted April 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 11 13 hours ago, 70mackMB said: Tom, Get a fire going and stick a steel rod or small pipe thru the handle on the jug. Then suspend the jug from side to side over the fire (and run like hell) till the jug melts. This works well with used oil in a five gallon bucket also. .....Hippy I think I'll try that- need to put more beer in the cooler first. 1 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 Oh, I forgot- turns out the tank I took off was aluminum too. I just assumed it was steel, because he was talking about the rust in the old tank, and the fact that it was painted black. But it's aluminum, it was so light when I drained it and took it off I was thinking I had gained some super powers, but no, I have not. 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 4/9/2024 at 8:04 PM, Joey Mack said: Uhhh fuel was .97 cents a gallon... what year was that '89?? Yeah Joey the national average was around 1.00 a gallon In the United States in 1989 so some places may have been lower hahaha. I just looked it up hahahaha. Also I was 2yrs old in 89 hahaha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 I remember filling my Beetle cost $8.00 in 1986. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mechohaulic Posted April 11 Popular Post Share Posted April 11 On 4/9/2024 at 12:43 PM, The Rubber Duck 006 said: They make Tank strap rubber you can order to fit under them straps to protect from Rubbing and Rusting. Don't go the cheap route and try to put 4inch strap material under the straps because that will in turn cause rubbing of the tank and it acts like Sand paper hahaha. I know from personal experience on a 1995 Peterbilt 379 logging/OTR truck I drove for about 2yrs. they do/did make a rubber strap specifically for tank hold downs. benefits are 1= rubber has the side ridges which keep it on the metal strap;2- defiantly looks better . 3= should be able to buy a length /roll and cut as needed? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Geoff Weeks Posted April 11 Popular Post Share Posted April 11 4 hours ago, other dog said: Oh, I forgot- turns out the tank I took off was aluminum too. I just assumed it was steel, because he was talking about the rust in the old tank, and the fact that it was painted black. But it's aluminum, it was so light when I drained it and took it off I was thinking I had gained some super powers, but no, I have not. Well, that saves you replacing or sealing it, shouldn't need either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, mechohaulic said: they do/did make a rubber strap specifically for tank hold downs. benefits are 1= rubber has the side ridges which keep it on the metal strap;2- defiantly looks better . 3= should be able to buy a length /roll and cut as needed? Exactly!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 10 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said: Well, that saves you replacing or sealing it, shouldn't need either. I ordered 2 quarts of the sealer in the morning, had to get 2 because one would do up to a 25 gallon tank. I didn't know how big the tank was, but I knew it was more than 25 gallons. When I tried to cancel the order that same night they said they would try but the order had already been processed. When I looked this morning it had already been shipped, so I'll just ship it right back when it gets here. Ordered it from Amazon. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, mechohaulic said: they do/did make a rubber strap specifically for tank hold downs. benefits are 1= rubber has the side ridges which keep it on the metal strap;2- defiantly looks better . 3= should be able to buy a length /roll and cut as needed? I had plenty of used tubes and/or flap material laying around, so I would put it under the strap an the trim with a utility Knife, but some say I am cheap!😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Rubber Duck 006 Posted April 11 Popular Post Share Posted April 11 57 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said: I had plenty of used tubes and/or flap material laying around, so I would put it under the strap an the trim with a utility Knife, but some say I am cheap!😄 That's what us Simple folk call Repurposing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted April 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 11 20 hours ago, 70mackMB said: Tom, Get a fire going and stick a steel rod or small pipe thru the handle on the jug. Then suspend the jug from side to side over the fire (and run like hell) till the jug melts. This works well with used oil in a five gallon bucket also. .....Hippy I did it, but I cheated a little. I only had a little bit of trash to burn, and it never got hot enough to melt the jug. So I shot a hole in it with a BB gun. 2 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Wait a minute...... an aluminum tank won't have rust in it (WTF) And why the gas is turning colors ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 1 hour ago, Mark T said: Wait a minute...... an aluminum tank won't have rust in it (WTF) And why the gas is turning colors ? Is it possible that it had some algae along with water in there? One of my trucks had a bad case of algae in the aluminum tanks. .....Hippy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Does that do that in gas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 2 minutes ago, Mark T said: Does that do that in gas ? lDK? The drain pan he had sure didn't look very good. That was what made me think of the chance of algae. .....Hippy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joey Mack Posted April 11 Popular Post Share Posted April 11 yes it does Mark... After finding worms in my Quadrajet over and over.. I replaced the tank, lines and put an Edelbrock on my S.B. Chevy.. I saved the carb.. and I will rebuild it at some point.. But,,, there were white slimy worms in the bowl every time I puled the top off the rochester.. I kept the tools in the cup holder thingy and would pull over and pull the top off the rochester, flush it out with a blast of carb cleaner put the top back on and drive away.. My ex. had a freind to put a soda or sugar in the fuel filler.. We had a volatile relationship.. I still have the locking gas cap on it today.. been 17 years... This is no B.S. !! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brocky Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 46 minutes ago, 70mackMB said: lDK? The drain pan he had sure didn't look very good. That was what made me think of the chance of algae. .....Hippy With this ethanol in the gas anything can happen!!!! When it sits it separates and draws condensation... 3 Quote Brocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mechohaulic Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 6 hours ago, Geoff Weeks said: I had plenty of used tubes and/or flap material laying around, so I would put it under the strap an the trim with a utility Knife, but some say I am cheap!😄 absolutely NOTHING wrong with "repurpose " of items. but in the case of a beautiful vintage truck ;;; a cut up rubber flap or inner tube sticking out of the tank straps would be like putting a mustache on mona Lisa . OK bad example; mona lisa would be comical with mustache. you get the idea. have done plenty of inner tube/ flaps as cushion for tank straps . they have to be way wider than straps ;; they always walk out from metal straps. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) IDK, mine stay put. I don't trim until the straps are tight, and are just the width of the strap. Purpose made stuff is great, but I am going with what I have to hand. I've got stuff that has over 15 years on it and hasn't moved. If If had serviceable purpose made stuff, of course I'd use it. You could (and I have) used a little weatherstrip adhesive in the center of the strap to hold it, but I have also done it dry. Thinking about it, the times it worked best was on cylindrical tanks where the force on the strap was even all the way around. Rectangular tanks, the strap is less tight on the flat parts and more on the corners, Edited April 12 by Geoff Weeks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 with out a doubt, round tanks will hold the rubber of what ever used way better. tank in question as earlier stated ;;1- on a "show truck" : 2- it's a rectangular ,in agreement with statement the flats of rec tank flex more leaving gap between strap and tank. most time it fills in with dirt or grit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I agree on a Vintage "show" Truck Git the right stuff. On a Ol'Beater with a heater that gits worked everyday Then Repurpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 5 hours ago, other dog said: I did it, but I cheated a little. I only had a little bit of trash to burn, and it never got hot enough to melt the jug. So I shot a hole in it with a BB gun. YOU'RE GONNA SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT RED RIDER!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, mechohaulic said: with out a doubt, round tanks will hold the rubber of what ever used way better. tank in question as earlier stated ;;1- on a "show truck" : 2- it's a rectangular ,in agreement with statement the flats of rec tank flex more leaving gap between strap and tank. most time it fills in with dirt or grit. Well, I wouldn't consider either my Marmon or either of my 9670's beaters, may be not show trucks but something in between. I have had even the pre made tank strap web come out on rectangular tanks after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 2 minutes ago, Geoff Weeks said: Well, I wouldn't consider either my Marmon or either of my 9670's beaters, may be not show trucks but something in between. I have had even the pre made tank strap web come out on rectangular tanks after a while. All depends on where you come from....Work trucks....Vintage.....or Beaters... Show trucks.....All the Same Just trucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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