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Old July 22nd, 2018, 03:29 AM
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Default Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)

I picked it up from the passenger side. That made the driver's side where the fill tube is go down, With a little wiggling it popped free and didn't spill a drop of old, yucky gas.



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Oddly, the whole collar came loose instead of just the part I loosened. I guess it was loose way up in there where it connects to the fill hole.



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And although my sending unit said I was empty, it was half full of yellow, gross gasoline. No wonder it was so heavy!




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And when I emptied it out in responsible manner that the EPA would approve of, and not in dead spot in my yard,

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, all the insides were covered in what looked like rust!

And check out what my sending unit looks like after only a few weeks sitting in the tank. The float even has holes in it!



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So now I'm thinking I need to replace the gas tank, or maybe coat it? And I definitely need a new sending unit.
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