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Old 02-15-2009, 07:37 PM
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My chevelle sat for eleven years and all seemed fine with the gas tank for the small use I gave the car the first year. After going through everything on the car and taking a few rides of more than a couple of miles I started to have a problem. Apparently the "crystallized, smelly, brown junk" was slowly becoming dislodged and intermittenly causing a fuel pressure problem. I was carrying spare filters and changing them frequently( I even added a filter before the pump). Eventually changed the pump and then the tank and lines after a year of being unable to get the tank clean. (The local shop said the tank was too far gone to clean.)
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Old 02-15-2009, 07:41 PM
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I was worried about the gas tank until I took the carb apart and saw there was nothing but a clean carb with no residue. So I am going to assume the gas tank looks the same. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Old 02-15-2009, 08:37 PM
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simply amazing..THIS is a Benchmark car...period.
Norman needs to be Knighted,and Doris needs to be elevated to Sainthood.
If you hosted a Car-B-Que..boy would they come now.
I know I would.
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Old 02-15-2009, 08:50 PM
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My chevelle sat for eleven years and all seemed fine with the gas tank for the small use I gave the car the first year. After going through everything on the car and taking a few rides of more than a couple of miles I started to have a problem. Apparently the "crystallized, smelly, brown junk" was slowly becoming dislodged and intermittenly causing a fuel pressure problem. I was carrying spare filters and changing them frequently( I even added a filter before the pump). Eventually changed the pump and then the tank and lines after a year of being unable to get the tank clean. (The local shop said the tank was too far gone to clean.)

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When I first got my Hemicuda, it was cutting out at the end of 1/4 mile runs. Seem to be fuel, and sure enough the "sock" filter out of my tank was filled with junk as well. My guess is my Hemi car was sitting for many years in a collection before it got to me.....now it gets exercised regularily.
With those clean carbs maybe Charles is right.

Great job by the way Charlie!! Except now I feel like I have to go over my whole 70 Z28 and take advantage of this benchmark car.
Keep the pics comin!

John
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:31 PM
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:35 PM
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Great Job..!!!...This turned out to be one of the best info posts........There is so much to look at, I might have missed if there were any tags on the rear end plug...or rear end bolts.......
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:36 PM
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I spoke to Norman today and we talked about his car running again after 36 years. He told me he found out Doris passed away in December. In talking about the car and paint quality he remembered and told me about what looked like a D lightly scratched in the nose piece and sure enough it was there. It was there when he got the car.
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Old 02-15-2009, 10:41 PM
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I stuck my camera under the spare tire. Notice no paint on the edge of the rim. Also the tie strap on the jack. There is another of those straps on the trunk floor.
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