Cleaning Gas Tank on Ford 8N

[BCMac]

Picked up an old 8n recently for next to nothing. The guy suggested it probably needed a tank cleaning. It also had an inline fuel filter I wanted to remove and get back to proper fuel lines.

I got the hood off no problem, have tank drained, sediment bowl assembly apart etc.

A few questions though. Here's a few pictures inside of the tank. I expected it to be significantly grosser. This is my first go at something like this and while there's some parts that don't look great, it doesn't seem so bad. Is it bad or just minor? I was going to Use the POR15 kit on it, is that overkill and is there an easier/faster way?

Also, I know there's three filter screens. The one atop the sediment bowl is fine. The elbow to the carb I have a new one. The one atop the fuel valve system though I have no idea. It's clean on the outside, but when looking down it there appears to be some gunk/sediment. Can that be cleaned out? Does it need to be? How would one go about it?

 

[rrrkkk]

Use the POR 15 kit it will etch the rust, then neutralize the acid and finally coat and seal the inside of the tank. You can find a new tank but I guarantee you won't like the price. POR is simply amazing stuff.

 

[BCMac]

Ok so tank is cleaned. Fuel flows clear and full. Too full actually. Seems when I have the fuel open, it just flows and flows and a steady stream flows from the carb.

Would I be correct to assume either the float is stuck or the needle isn't seating? Do I just need to get in there and give it a good cleaning?

 

[Cumbres]

Ok so tank is cleaned. Fuel flows clear and full. Too full actually. Seems when I have the fuel open, it just flows and flows and a steady stream flows from the carb.

Would I be correct to assume either the float is stuck or the needle isn't seating? Do I just need to get in there and give it a good cleaning?

Your float is likely stuck. Clean the carb and it may be fine. But I would go to TSC and buy the rebuild kit and make it like new.