[DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank drainplug suggestions?

Mon Mar 29 09:40:41 EDT 2010

Dear Boyd, 

I can also recommend Jack's method of a compressed air torque wrench set for a low setting. I did see the tank begin to warp with the standard removal method using a large hand wrench. The low-torque setting on the air wrench had it off on the second or third low torque battering of the recalitrant bolt. 

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles

---- boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thats true. I have used the atf /acetone mixture and it worked wonders. It's
> still a problem when you are trying to remove the plug while the tank is
> still in the car. It's difficult to get the mixture to work against
> gravity!. I had a real problem with particulate contaminants in my tank and
> I had to vacuum it out several times before I got rid of the fuel pick up
> clogging problem. So that and the plug that looks like it is ready to tear
> out the bottom of the tank leaves me with the feeling that I really need to
> just bite the bullet and get a fuel cell. I want to set up my car to pass
> tech for the more demanding tech inspections of the higher levels of the
> open road race circuit and they all seem to require a fuel cell ( as well as
> a roll cage and fire suppression) This year I will be finishing my ken green
> brakes and riser mod. Maybe I will pull the engine over the winter and work
> on the other projects. It is a list that never ends.
> Boyd
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:15 AM, Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> > The best penetrating oil is 5/50 acetone and ATF. It works wonders.
> > Will
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 12:46 AM
> > To: <detomaso at realbig.com>; "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank
> > drainplug suggestions?
> >
> > > I got it out with a 1/2 inch breaker bar. The tank is out and I was able
> > > to get good leverage. I don't see any damage to the tank, but I think
> > Asa
> > > has a good point, some penetrating oil would have been a good thing.
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > --- On Sun, 3/28/10, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank
> > > drain plug suggestions?
> > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 8:19 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > Just use some good penetrating oil, let it sit for a day, spritz it
> > > again, let it sit, repeat for a couple of days and then gently try to
> > > unscrew it.
> > >
> > > Asa Jya
> > >
> > > Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> > > & Shelley Marie
> > > Spokane, WA
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> > >
> > > On 3/28/2010 7:53 PM, boyd casey wrote:
> > >> I can't even remove the plug from my fuel tank. I have heard of them
> > >> tearing
> > >> out the bottom of the tank when using to much torque to remove a frozen
> > >> plug. I am planning on replacing my tank with a fuel cell once I have a
> > >> reason to pull my engine.
> > >> Boyd
> > >> On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Julian
> > >> Kift<julian_kift at hotmail.com>wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Yes earlier tanks are M22x1.5 drain plug and others that have drawn
> > fuel
> > >>> from the bottom of the tank have used a M22 to AN fiitting. I did
> > >>> similar on
> > >>> my radiator for an aftermarket temp sensor and found a M22 to npt
> > >>> reducer.
> > >>> Parker Hydraulics fitting # 10M22C80MXS or
> > >>> http://www.summersrubber.com/pdf/224.pdf for metric to npt bushings.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Julian
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:30:48 +0200
> > >>>> From: Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
> > >>>> To: kenn_green at yahoo.com
> > >>>> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> > >>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] EFI fuel line attachment through the gas tank
> > >>>>
> > >>> drain plug suggestions?
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> > >>>> Ken Green skrev:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> The tank is out, I would appreciate suggestions from anyone who has
> > >>>>>
> > >>> done this.
> > >>>
> > >>>> Here's a photo of my setup:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> http://www.detomaso.nu/~thomast/efi/pump2.jpeg
> > >>>>
> > >>>> This is a late aluminum tank, with an M16x1.5 thread. earlier tanks
> > >>>> appears to have had M22x1.5.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Thanks,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Ken
> > >>>>>
> > >>>> Cheers,
> > >>>> Thomas
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