Gas in the bilge

[Skools Out]

this will work i know i've got it in a street rod tank

http://www.stoprust.net/Fuel-System-p-1-c-8.html

 

[THEFERMANATOR]

Is that the TEFLON coating there SKOOLZ?

 

[Skools Out]

all i can say is it works and saves money in the long run

here's the home website

http://www.por15.com/

 

[parishht]

Try spraying the foam with acetone,
same stuff used in nail polish remover.

I was using some of my wife's to clean some electronics
and made the mistake of putting it in a foam coffee cup,
what a mess.

 

[Carl]

Kevin,

Try the hand saw trick. Firmly, but gently push it in and follow the contour of the tank. Short up and down strokes until you get all the way around it. It may loosen up enough foam to get the tank out.


Carl

 

[whale]

I have used all manners of saws......my electric knife......drywall saw, scrapers etc etc.....ugh

 

[macojoe]

you can only get so much of the foam before you have to start prying it out!!

Some one here tryed lifting it out on a chain fall till the boat started to lift and then it poped right out.

Others had to pry from all sides till they got them out.

So I guess what I am trying to say its time to use the mucsle! and if its leaking then who cares its going to get ruined any way!

 

[Skools Out]

if you can dig a hole out to get a couple crowbars under each end and then 2 or you pry id out it will come trust me i've pulled 5 or 6 now one was a 250 gallon in an older Sea Ox.

 

[whale]

I just don't see how I can pry it out without tearing up the deck. I have 1/2 an inch on the sides to work with. There is no room for a pry bar to get down there.....

As a last resort I will cut the tank but I really would like to see what is underneath before destroying it.....

 

[Skools Out]

lay a 1 x 6 on the edge of the deck so you don't pry against the deck.

 

[garagenc]

Why can't you use a wire and cut the tank out from the foam using the wire as a saw?

 

[mushman]

That looks like a real pain in the arse.I hope I don't run into that problem soon.
I did smell gas in the bilge area when I was pumping my primer bulb a million times to get the gas out of my tank a few weeks ago.It took like an hour to get 10 gallons out.
I haven't smelled any since,I hope it was a fluke or something.
The wire saw trick seems like it should work if you can get to the belly of the tank.

 

[wpearch]

DO NOT CUT THE TANK just know way to make it safe

 

[msbhammer]

Just light a match, it will come out real quick. ;D

 

[whale]

DO NOT CUT THE TANK just know way to make it safe

Filling the tank with water would displace any and all gas fumes ensuring there is nothing to explode. Gasoline vapor would be forced from the tank....

The wire thing sounds good to me also but getting to the belly of the tank has proven difficult. It is not rectangular (see whatknots link to his spec diagram and the shape of the tank) so getting underneath it will be tough with a wire.

 

[bradford]

After I THOROUGHLY flushed my old tank out with water I cut a couple holes on each side with a hole saw. I then strung a chain through the holes. I placed two 4x4 timbers across the gunnels side by side with a floor jack on top of the timbers. I then shackeled the chains together across the floor jack and popped the tank out by pumping the jack slowly. It's a SNUG fit coming out so take your time so you don't crack your deck like I did.

 

[msbhammer]

Bradford has the plan down.

 

[Sean]

Good luck Whale, sounds like a fun project you got on your hands

 

[whale]

Gas in the bilge UPDATED

Well, the weather was pretty warm today so I decided to have a crack at the tank again. I got a hand saw and worked around the edges to seperate the foam from the tank as much as I could. Then, I took a 4X4 and layed it across the gunwales and attached a ratchet tie-down to it and the tank. I started ratcheting and after it it tightened up it took a few more clicks and she released. I cranked the tank up quite a ways but the fit is so tight I could not get the tank out. The opening is actually a bit smaller than the tank and it would not come out enough on one end to get it out. I enlisted the help of my neighbor, Carl, and after some deliberation we had another go and actually got to within about an inch of the bottom of the tank. At that point we found the culprit....a while on the stern end in the center about big enough to put my finger in. Carl took my crow bar and pounded it the whole and used a block of wood on the deck for leverage. Then I pounded on the end of the tank with a 3 pound hammer and slowly she came up until we were able to get the end out. After that, of course, it slid right out. Thanks for all the advice, and thanks to Carl for lending a hand. Now, the quest for a new tank begins.

Here come the pictures!!!!

Entrance to my V20 cave....

My setup

Here she goes

The culprit

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[whale]

The end of the tank after we beat up on it

The aftermath....