Gas Tank Replacement on a MR220

[jtaggart]

Has any one ever changed the fuel tank on their MR220V? I have a 1985, that Im switching to a 4-stroke and I want to put a new fuel tank in. Any problems I might run into?

 

[airshot]

Why ?? Is the tank leaking, damaged, metal and rusting???

 

[jtaggart]

40 year old tank with who knows what kind of crud in it. Putting a brand new 4-stroke on it and dont want to pump and of that through the new outboard.

 

[airshot]

If the tank is plastic or aluminum then cleaning is easy. But any steel or galvanised material then toss it !! Finding an exact replacement might be difficult. There are a number of plastic tank mfgrs that make many shapes, and sizes. When my old steel tank rusted thru, I bought a nice aluminum tank but mounted it under a seat, rather than in the floor wherevthe old steel tank was.

 

[redneck joe]

I bought a boat that sat for three years with a drained tank. I knew there would be fuel varnish and cud in it so i bought 15 basic inline filters and when the boat started bogging id take the three minutes to swap for a new one. Went thru 12 the first few months, had the boat for 8 years and zero fuel problems.


If the fuel from the tank is good enough for a two stoke, dont see that it wont be good for a four stroke.

 

[Scott Danforth]

pull the tank sender, and look. may not need anything but a mild cleaning.

 

[djpeters]

Has any one ever changed the fuel tank on their MR220V? I have a 1985, that Im switching to a 4-stroke and I want to put a new fuel tank in. Any problems I might run into?

I took my 50 gallon aluminum tank to radiator shop. Mine wasn't used in years so it was nasty. They can boil it out, at least i think that's what they said. It came back spotless.