Need some advice and guidance.
Washed our 1986 280GE at a professional car wash with undercarraige cleaning, idling the entire time. A few minutes later after a drive of maybe a half mile, the vehicle was shut down for a few minutes and when restarted...ran Very rough, wouldn't idle, yet would run at higher RPM's, yet with some backfires. I checked the distributor = dry. I checked the Gas Cap = no rubber seal (is this normal?). I added some fuel dryer, no help.
We just purchased the G about three months ago and noticed subtle rust inside the tank. When I looked closer yesterday, I noted a rust-through hole just inside the tank where the fuel cap is (on top). My guess is, water got in through here and contaminated the tank. Any other thoughts from the forum on the idle problems?
QUESTION: Do I need to replace the whole tank, or can this one section of the tank be replaced? Is this a big or common problem? How much is this gonna cost?
Lastly....does anyone have these parts in their "spares" pile and willing to let them go?
Thanks for the help.
One last question....should I get the tank purged ASAP while waiting for the parts to prevent engine damage?
Thanks to all in advance
Washed our 1986 280GE at a professional car wash with undercarraige cleaning, idling the entire time. A few minutes later after a drive of maybe a half mile, the vehicle was shut down for a few minutes and when restarted...ran Very rough, wouldn't idle, yet would run at higher RPM's, yet with some backfires. I checked the distributor = dry. I checked the Gas Cap = no rubber seal (is this normal?). I added some fuel dryer, no help.
We just purchased the G about three months ago and noticed subtle rust inside the tank. When I looked closer yesterday, I noted a rust-through hole just inside the tank where the fuel cap is (on top). My guess is, water got in through here and contaminated the tank. Any other thoughts from the forum on the idle problems?
QUESTION: Do I need to replace the whole tank, or can this one section of the tank be replaced? Is this a big or common problem? How much is this gonna cost?
Thanks for the help.
One last question....should I get the tank purged ASAP while waiting for the parts to prevent engine damage?
Thanks to all in advance