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Like Don said, the tank may very well be usable. Remove all the pads, power wash it, hit it with a wire brush, power wash again, etch, paint, and then re-apply the pads in roughly the same locations. Pay particular attention for rust-perforation to the area under the rear long pad, just above the overlapping seam; that's where they often fail.cmanreinhart wrote:
merk23literturbo wrote:Don't get new part-itis. If the tank is good use it. Open the locking ring carefully with a hammer and flat punch and lots of rust penetrant. If your careful you will not damage the ring. New rings are available if it's trash. If the tank is rusty have it cleaned or clean it yourself.
Thanks for tips guys, I guess I should probably try and get the sender but its been so darn cold here in Michigan. But I kinda rather not skimp on fuel related parts... Oh yeah and thanks Brad for noticing the mud-wasp nest I was waiting for some one to say something.DPDISXR4Ti wrote:Like Don said, the tank may very well be usable. Remove all the pads, power wash it, hit it with a wire brush, power wash again, etch, paint, and then re-apply the pads in roughly the same locations. Pay particular attention for rust-perforation to the area under the rear long pad, just above the overlapping seam; that's where they often fail.cmanreinhart wrote:
Lost in the above was removing the fuel pump module and cleaning the inside. I've done that with a power washer as well on a hot day on a hot driveway.
P.S. Nice mud-wasp nest.
Thanks! It's cool to hear another younger guy that's into the XR's (where a rare bread these days). Oh yeah and my Conner aswell but with an "er" on the end. Looking forward to hear what types of mods you do to your XR and Welcome to the Forum!boost_is_fun wrote:Sweet XR. Mine is my first car as well, though my dad bought a b5 a4 that I've been driving since I didn't want to risk driving my merkur to UT from CO, especially since I don't have tools here to fix it. Yours is going to be far cooler than mine. mine is an 89 with 254000 miles, I want to top mount intercool it, rebuild the turbo, and put a manual boost controller in.
Good luck on your project!
Well, if people are interested in my banged up car( I hit a deer last wintercmanreinhart wrote: Looking forward to hear what types of mods you do to your XR and Welcome to the Forum!
), i'll be sure to post what I do to it, but I won't be home until April, so until then I'll just have to satisfy myself by watching other people's projects come along. 
That is a ricey looking wing, it doesn't really fit with the rest of the car. I'm not that surprised that they're doing a turbo v6 on the ford gt though. As long as they do it right it'll be fine.cmanreinhart wrote: In other news I had the chance to go to the North American Auto-Show. I gotta the New Ford Gt os a pretty damn good looking car im just not to sure why they decided to put a 3.5L V6 Ecoboost engine in it but its probably just a marketing sceem to sell more ecoboost products. But new Mustang GT350R has some funky wing that looks like its hovering over the trunk. It almost has some ricey over tones to it but im sure people in the 80s thought the same thing about the XR's bi-wing.
I used tfe paste on a replacement oil feed fitting, since I couldn't get them to stop leaking any other way, teflon tape is broken up because of the tapered threads and doesn't work right, its also a bad idea for the reasons shown above.Esteban wrote:Do NOT use teflon tape on the oil feed fitting. Many bad stories of it clogging up the oil passages in the turbo and frying it.
Esteban wrote:Do NOT use teflon tape on the oil feed fitting. Many bad stories of it clogging up the oil passages in the turbo and frying it.
boost_is_fun wrote:I used tfe paste on a replacement oil feed fitting, since I couldn't get them to stop leaking any other way, teflon tape is broken up because of the tapered threads and doesn't work right, its also a bad idea for the reasons shown above.Esteban wrote:Do NOT use teflon tape on the oil feed fitting. Many bad stories of it clogging up the oil passages in the turbo and frying it.
I am as well, I'm excited to see how it does in LeMans!John Brennan wrote:Very happy to see the return of the GT... can't wait to see what it does in competition!
I'd be careful with loctite, it's supposed to be pretty permanent, and isn't really made for oil lines (i think). You can get TFE paste at pretty much any hardware store, its rated to 10,000 psi for gas and 2,000psi (i think) for liquids (might be the other way 'round). It's also rated to about 500 degrees. You can find it in the plumbing section and it costs about the same as a tube of loctite. It's a paste that gradually hardens but still stays as a viscous liquid, so its always removable, unlike loctite. I love the stuff, and have used it pretty frequently.cmanreinhart wrote:
Thank you SO MUCH! For the tip (I think I would cry if my turbo blew) I will for sure use something else.... I suspect High Temp Loctite will work?
I will post the whole build someday, it came out AWESOME! Oh, and it never ends with these cars, just so you know... worth the pride though! (sometimes I just sit in the car and marvel over how wonderful it is)