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Hi All,
Any idea if there are any solvents or tricks good for cleaning the inside of
a gas tank - my arm just doesn't quite make it..................
Thanks in advance!!
\Craig

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<HTML>Hi All,
 Any idea if there are any solvents or tricks good for cleaning the inside of
 a gas tank - my arm just doesn't quite make it..................
 Thanks in advance!!
 \Craig</HTML>

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Drop a couple/few feet of chain into the tank and tumble it around inside.

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 (email redacted) wrote:

> Hi All,
> Any idea if there are any solvents or tricks good for cleaning the inside of
> a gas tank - my arm just doesn't quite make it..................
> Thanks in advance!!
> \Craig
>
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<HTML>Hi All,
 Any idea if there are any solvents or tricks good for cleaning the inside of
 a gas tank - my arm just doesn't quite make it..................
 Thanks in advance!!
 \Craig</HTML>

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We used to remove the tank, put some gravel inside and
shake the hell out of it to remove stuff like rust and
flakey crap (tech terms) and then use a sealer to
prevent this from happening again. You do need to
flush the tank out to get the dust out from the gravel
of course. I use either an air compressor or the
hose...or both. Doing this on a hot day helps if
you're using water for obvious reasons. Probably not
the best way, but has worked in the past.

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I like to use chain, and muratic acid (pool acid), and water run it through,
dump (not harmful to environment, in diluted form), and send to radiator
shop to be Teflon sealed.....Worked great for me before.

Ron

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Mail From: (email redacted) (Walt Boeninger)

I would take the tank to a radiator shop and have them
do it...

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wow!, that's a lot of work!...i just by a new one every ten years
or so...my '66 is $99 from NPD

aj
66 coupe
95 gt

Michael Brewer wrote:
>
> We used to remove the tank, put some gravel inside and
> shake the hell out of it to remove stuff like rust and
> flakey crap (tech terms) and then use a sealer to
> prevent this from happening again. You do need to
> flush the tank out to get the dust out from the gravel
> of course. I use either an air compressor or the
> hose...or both. Doing this on a hot day helps if
> you're using water for obvious reasons. Probably not
> the best way, but has worked in the past.

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mailbot Mail List Archive Bot ., Online, USA	Topic Creator (OP) Aug 28, 2001 11:43 AM Joined 15 years ago 59,279 Posts

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On 8/28/01 4:07 AM, "AJ Derrick" <(email redacted)> wrote:

> wow!, that's a lot of work!...i just by a new one every ten years
> or so...my '66 is $99 from NPD
>
> aj
> 66 coupe
> 95 gt
>
>
> Michael Brewer wrote:
>>
>> We used to remove the tank, put some gravel inside and
>> shake the hell out of it to remove stuff like rust and
>> flakey crap (tech terms) and then use a sealer to
>> prevent this from happening again. You do need to
>> flush the tank out to get the dust out from the gravel
>> of course. I use either an air compressor or the
>> hose...or both. Doing this on a hot day helps if
>> you're using water for obvious reasons. Probably not
>> the best way, but has worked in the past.
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I just bought a new one. I'd like to have kept the old one as, at least to
me, it looked like it was a better tank. However, I waited to long and the
drain plug came off in my wrench. Not good.

I'm a fan of keeping as many original parts on my mustang as possible--ie,
engine, transmission and so forth. I don't know why, but I just am. I
guess I'm weird like that.

Anyway, don't forge the strip caulk under the lip of the tank.

--Paul

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Mail From: (email redacted) (Sharon Hanson)

Virginia Classic Mustang has one for $99.95 (65-68 year mustang)
WWW.VaMustang.com Same price with Dallas Mustangs WWW.dallasmustang.com
and Paddock Parts has a complete kit for $160.00. WWW.paddockparts.com.

>From: "Dr. Paul R. Sawyer" <(email redacted)>
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>To: <(email redacted)>
>Subject: Re: [CM] Cleaning a gas tank?
>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 09:42:28 -0500
>
>On 8/28/01 4:07 AM, "AJ Derrick" <(email redacted)> wrote:
>
> > wow!, that's a lot of work!...i just by a new one every ten years
> > or so...my '66 is $99 from NPD
> >
> > aj
> > 66 coupe
> > 95 gt
> >
> >
> > Michael Brewer wrote:
> >>
> >> We used to remove the tank, put some gravel inside and
> >> shake the hell out of it to remove stuff like rust and
> >> flakey crap (tech terms) and then use a sealer to
> >> prevent this from happening again. You do need to
> >> flush the tank out to get the dust out from the gravel
> >> of course. I use either an air compressor or the
> >> hose...or both. Doing this on a hot day helps if
> >> you're using water for obvious reasons. Probably not
> >> the best way, but has worked in the past.
> > _______________________________________________
> > Classic-mustangs mailing list
> > (email redacted)
> > mix.twistedpair.ca/mailman/listinfo/classic-mustangs
> >
>I just bought a new one. I'd like to have kept the old one as, at least to
>me, it looked like it was a better tank. However, I waited to long and the
>drain plug came off in my wrench. Not good.
>
>I'm a fan of keeping as many original parts on my mustang as possible--ie,
>engine, transmission and so forth. I don't know why, but I just am. I
>guess I'm weird like that.
>
>Anyway, don't forge the strip caulk under the lip of the tank.
>
>--Paul
>
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>mix.twistedpair.ca/mailman/listinfo/classic-mustangs

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Craig, Wow, clean the old one or buy new,
lot's of good advice. Whatever you decide,
make sure you do something to clean the
old fuel lines also.

A compressor and some kind of solvent?
Make sure you bypass the pump.

Good Luck
Randy
Central Ohio

(email redacted) wrote:

> Hi All,
> Any idea if there are any solvents or tricks good for
> cleaning the inside of
> a gas tank - my arm just doesn't quite make
> it..................
> Thanks in advance!!
> \Craig

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 Craig,   Wow,  clean the old one or buy new,
 lot's of good advice.  Whatever you decide,
 make sure you do something to clean the
 old fuel lines also.
A compressor and some kind of solvent?
 Make sure you bypass the pump.
Good Luck
 Randy
 Central Ohio
  
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 \Craig</blockquote>
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