Laughing with you, Jean. Hey, I DID say it looked like an alien down in there, didn't I? Now, if you start very rapidly tapping a knife blade tip between the fingers of my right hand... :shock:
Anyway, this is why it took me a few months. I've actually got all that shit out of the tank. Actually was no picnic, lots of Acetone used, which may have deteriorated even some of the OEM inner lining. Rinsed it with water a few times, and poured out a fistfull of junk. Looked like sand, other crap, and lots of (actual) fiberglass fiber strands. As such, while the 'glass strands could have been lining the interior of the tank per OEM... I'm thinking that this stuff is actually some 'glass and epoxy/resin poured in. Thing is, I just cannot tell, so hoping someone clearly identifies it for me. Doesn't look like any 'glass I've ever used, but of course it had been submerged in fuel. Actually, the stuff could have easily pre-dated my fathers death, as the acetone first took of a slimey (once hardened) mess.
Can you identify the one pic of the other sealer from the other tank I bought? My hand is visible, holding up a piece of it that looks like a small leaf.
My belief... at least my hope... is that if I can remove and clean out the Amal carbs, get them working... and then replace some fuel lines (the existing ones actually crumbled from whatever ate the tank)... then, if I can just get a clean tank, she should be able to be fired up. Hell, maybe I should just strap a red plastic 5 gallon tank on her, plumb the fuel lines? I mean, I could always spray paint the can a gloss black? I mean, from a distance, and if I'm moving fast...
(hey, just joking!)