Hi, I drained the tank on my 64 by very carefully using an allan wrench and unscrewed the tank plug.
----- Original Message ----- From: JIM LORENZEN Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 8:20 pm Subject: IML: Gas Tank Drain To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi All - > > Just finished moving my '60 out of the barn to ready it for it's > move back home this coming weekend. A friend has a tilt bed > truck (wrecker) and we'll be using it to transport the car the > 40 miles back to Portland. However I will need to move it from > the street to the garage once it's home. SO I'll will try to get > it running on Thurs or Fri. > What I want to do is drain the 12 year old gas from the tank and > replace it with fresh. The FSM talks about draining the tank, > but doesn't mention how to open the drain on the bottom of the > tank. Can anyone give me some pointers on how to open the drain > without screwing it up? > Thanks in advance - > > Jim in OR >