Gas Tanks
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Um I had to put a new gas tank on my '85 and I got a refurbished one from a rad shop in my town, and it was not cheep. This was just the tank no sender. It was like $350 CND which is still a far cry cheeper then the ones from MazdaTrix. Would make it approximatly $250 USD.
The Damn things are not cheep.
The Damn things are not cheep.
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Yeah, I'm hoping to hell that the leak in mine is "refurbishable"... should be.. but I haven't taken the tank out yet so I don't know.
I found a place in Gloucester that will refurb them for $135-$150 Canadian. I had to buy a new fuel level sender from Mazdatrix (almost $200 CDN by the time it got to my door). If you find a good one in a part yard that is in good shape, go for it.
I did a search in the forum for "Gas Tank Differences" and came up with this:
http://intertron.com/ron/tank.html
good to know the search works well *hint hint*
Jon
I found a place in Gloucester that will refurb them for $135-$150 Canadian. I had to buy a new fuel level sender from Mazdatrix (almost $200 CDN by the time it got to my door). If you find a good one in a part yard that is in good shape, go for it.
I did a search in the forum for "Gas Tank Differences" and came up with this:
http://intertron.com/ron/tank.html
good to know the search works well *hint hint*
Jon
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I had to drop my tank to get it cleaned because it was so rusted up inside from sitting. Cost $55 to have it cleaned and the thing looked brand new when the guy got done with it. Wayne's Radiator shop here in Farmington, MO if y'all are ever in town
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You'll know if you've got a significant amount of rust in the tank. Your fuel filter will quickly clog up with it. I think mine was from just sitting with a partial tank of gas for two or more years. Gas collects moisture and it some of what I thought of as rust may have also been deposits from the old gas.