I got to working on the two six gallon pressurized tanks this morning and I am at a crossroads. I have the pressure assemblies gear off of the tops of the tanks and was scrubbing the insides with some Scotchbright on a drill extention. The tanks have been empty and cleaned out for quite a few years. There are no fumes present. There was some rust in the bottom of the Johnson and I found two pinholes. The Evinrude tank has a clear bottom but the sides have a light coating of rust which will definitely find its way into the fuel systen no matter how well I get it clean. Right now I am leaning toward abandoning the pressure fuel system and installing a fuel pump. Cost wise I will be ahead of the game. Experience with old tractor gas tanks tells me that once you plug one hole there is another right around the corner. I don't know how a "slosh and seal" compound would work on a pressurized tank either. Any Ideas? The motor is a 1958 Evinrude Bigtwin 35. I am leaning toward two metal OMC tanks to keep the "look". Wasn't OMC transistioning from the pressurized system to a pump system in the late Fifties?
Thanks
Tony Mig
Thanks
Tony Mig
