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25 Tudor. Small square tank under driver's seat. Seems like it should be straight forward to remove. Why can't I find the bolts underneath? Do I need to remove the seat first? I also can't see how to do that. Before I start ripping up the carpet, I'll take advice.

I have a quart of acetone in it and want to remove to give it a good shake.

Bump. Starting early in the garage today and hoping for some tips.

vping wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:18 am

Bump. Starting early in the garage today and hoping for some tips.

Assuming your Tudor is like my Fordor, yes you need to remove the seat. The screws are inside the seat riser, hard to get at, but I've done it. Then you can get at the tank, I ended up not removing my tank 'cause it is a chore. I just repaired the hairline crack from the outside and so far so good! The tank is bolted to the frame with straps.

‘25 tudor drivers seat base needs to be removed. It has a flange all around the outside of its base on the bottom and is screwed into the wood floor with a bunch of screws. Once the seat is lifted out, you will have access to the tank. The carpet should just lift off. It shouldn’t be glued down.

Thanks everyone. I took another look and don't see flange or screws so I'm going to opt for leaving it in place. I added some gas, shook the car and will drain soon. I'll keep doing that until it seems clear enough to start it.

I figured it out and then the fun began. Initially, I added a quart of acetone while the tank was still in the car. It was a pain in the butt trying not to spill on the paint which I asked about pulling it out. When I drained the acetone it was the color of stout beer. I added some gas to rinse. Yuck.

Pulled out the carpets, floor boards, seat and the tank.

3/4 gallon of acetone in, shook, rotated drained. Then gas, then acetone, then gas. Probably 6 times. Then I washed it out with soap and water, flushed for about 20 minutes.

Pit Vacuum hose on the blow port and into the tank to air dry for a half hour.

It's now sitting on a space heater to thoroughly dry it. I'll heat it up overnight.

Seems so much cleaner and no more gunk or particles coming out.

Questions are, do they sell these new or in stainless? Cleaning it out took too long and I should have replaced.

If the tank is still in good shape which it seems it is use it. Lots of T owners of Tudor’s would love to have what you have and it is original. Original were galvanized sheet metal.

Taking to long is not an issue in my mind. They use to make T tanks but not sure if anyone is doing it. Others might know. Your tank is good to go for another ten years ++++++.and then some.

As far as the Fordoor tank is concerned it’s not that hard to me. Lift up the front seat, crawl under the car and disconnect the fuel line from the sediment bulb, take out the three tank bracket bolts that secure it to the frame and lift out the tank from the top and that’s it. It’s just like removing the tank from a 24 Coupe which I have. I owned a 25 Fourdoor several years ago and saved the tank out of it. It comes out just like my 24 Coupe.