Guest Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 Looking for help finding someone that can rebuild the gas vacume tank off 1922 packard. Valve inside tank no longer seals to allow gas to be pulled from tank. Do not have tank in front of me and cannot think of manufactuer off the top of my head.<BR> Not interseted in changing to electric fuel pump, want to keep original set up.<BR>Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Curt Fouse Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 I started this once, and it got away! If your tank doesn't work now, why not try to fix it? If you need a part,list it, someone probably has an old one laying around. I let my spares go with an old Dodge. I think the ones I had were Stewart Warner.<P>Good luck,<P>Curt Fouse<P>k8uc@charter.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Binger Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Why don't you take it apart , clean it real good and make <B>New Gaskets</B>. If the gaskets are bad there is no way you will get a vacume tank to work.<P>Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stude8 Posted February 20, 2002 Share Posted February 20, 2002 Gasket and seal kit for Stewart-Warner tank is available from Steve Munts, 509-924-4572.<BR>They fit Studebaker tank sizes.<BR>Stude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 The gaskets are not the problem, The tank has a top and bottom bladder. The top houses a float that will open a mecanical valve (it's a tapered pin that drops into a tappered hole) and allow the gas to drain to the botom portion of the tank. From what we can determine the valve that is in between the top and bottom is not sealing. With this happening the gas always runs from the top portion and will not allow the vacume to be created in the tank to pull from the main tank at the back of the car. Originally when we pulled it out valve was frozen have now gotten it freed up but it still is not sealing like it should. The tank itself is tin and will have to be diassembled and the valve fixed. Trying to find someone that works on these tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stude8 Posted March 24, 2002 Share Posted March 24, 2002 Unfortunately the gentleman in Essexville. MI who used to be the "Vacuum Tank Guru" passed away a year or so ago and I haven't whether someone has assumed his business. He did a Stewart Warner tank for my friends 1920 Mercer which has worked fine for 8 or 10 years now. Maybe someone out there can direct you to a similar service.<BR>Stude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterpainter Posted March 25, 2002 Share Posted March 25, 2002 I think that Vern Barker of Titusville PA is rebuilding vacumn tanks<BR> His e-mail is<BR> romar@mail.usachoice.net<BR> <BR> Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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