32251 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Official old school tank used with so many outboards. Is is worth trying to get back on the air? Inside of the tank is clean. If you look closely at the little tabs sticking out, these are pushed in when you connect the hose and open up valves. One was corroded shut, but I got it working. Don't know if it will leak or not. Where would I get a gasket (the one between the tank and the unit) to replace the old one. Any other parts for these. I don't know the maker. Thanks for the advice. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted July 8, 2009 Super User Posted July 8, 2009 Are there one or two hoses going to that tank? That third post sticking out makes it look like one of the old 50's model tanks. When refering to two hoses, I'm talking about one hose but it's actually two made together so there are two openings in each end. The reason I ask, if it has two hoses from the motor to the tank you will need to do a lot of converting to change to a different tank. The early outboards that ran two hoses didn't have a fuel pump. They used one hose for the motor to pressurize the tank and the other for the fuel. You can't convert to a plastic tank because the pressure is subject to blow it up like a ball. You will need a add a fuel pump to do away with the pressure line. Quote
illumastorm Posted July 9, 2009 Posted July 9, 2009 that looks like the same kind of connector assembly i have on my older evinrude tank. i have a 1976 55 hp evinrude that it works with and i just have 1 gas line & the engine has a pump on it. it will also have a gas guage in the middle if you can clean it up ( pic looks a little dirty in case you didn't know there is a guage there). as far as a gasket, you can buy folls of gasket material and cut out your own which i did with mine, & you can also get some rtv sealant and use that as a gasket, just make sure it will work with gas. Quote
32251 Posted July 9, 2009 Author Posted July 9, 2009 Yes it is a single hose tank. Came with a 15HP Johnson. Yes I did know that it had a guage. A metal arm goes down in the tank with a piece of cork on it. I did not want to take it apart to clean the glass because there is a gasket there also and I did not want to disturb it. Make a gasket looks like the way to go. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted July 9, 2009 Super User Posted July 9, 2009 Since it is the single hose tank, I would not spend the time or money on a steel tank. Too many problems associated with steel and aluminum tanks Quote
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