From: james@pelicanparts.com on behalf of James at Pelican Parts [james@pelicanparts.com] Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 3:20 PM To: pelicanparts@csi.com Cc: James_R_Carney@keybank.com Subject: Re: 911SC gas tank Hey James, an old trick we used to use on motorcycles was to pressurize the tank with an air compressor. Its seldom perfect, but it may be enough to do the trick. Sometimes we'd use heat in critical places to get the metal to pop back out. You have to be careful though, some gas tanks have protective coating (inside and out) that are easily damaged. Of course the tank will have to be out of the car and drained completely before ANY work can be done; and of course you'll need to figure out a way to seal the tank to withstand more than 100psi. If it gets to the point were you have to put heat on it, I recommend having a professional do it; its incredibly dangerous! If you can't find a place to do it locally, try Hemmings Motor News. Good luck james Wayne at Pelican Parts wrote: > Hi there. Gosh, new tanks are about $1000. I would try to bend the tank so that > it can fit with the fuel sender... > > Let me also forward this to James in Tech Support, and he can possibly help you > out. > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > James_R_Carney@keybank.com wrote: > > > Gentlemen, > > I have a 1980 911SC targa. It appears that the gas tank was collapsed from a > > vacum created in the tank. This broke the fuel guage sender. I ordered a new > > part and it did not fit because the top if the tank is slightly tilted forward. > > > > Any ideas on repairing the tank to get the transducer to fit? > > > > Jim Carney > > Carney@prodigy.net