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how to clean out a gas tank..

RobertC

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I need to refurbish my anx side tank and rear tank.. I will be buying new sending units, but would like to know what to wash out the tank with.. is there a special chemical I can buy.. where??
 

statella43

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I am doing the same thing. I looked it up on Youtube. I used a solvent (mineral spirits) and pea gravel. Most of the guys figured a way to rotate the tank with a motor. I have not hooked anything up yet to rotate it, I just shake it by hand. I do plan to figure something out to rotate it.
 

gearida

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I used a large chain and shook by hand, just to remove some rust. I took mine to a radiator shop where they cleaned, pressure tested, repaired any problems, and painted for $60.00. Of course I'm speaking of a metal tank and not plastic.
 

tinytim02

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Mar 14, 2007
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I also had mine cleaned at a radiator shop. Then sealed it with the POR15 kit. Should be good for a while...
 

steven1826

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cleaning tank

If you isist on doing it by hand, I used mineral spirits and kerosene and a couple of boxes of cheap nuts and bolts and tumbled it. Find a bike rim put a long coupling nut on the axle and stick it in a vise, use duct tape or real long zip ties or wire and spin. The nuts and bolts dump out and if they don't all a long magnet pick up got the rest. Coat the inside after cleaning, Eastwood and most parts stores have tank liner, just follow instructions.
After all that I didn't know a radiator shop would do them, until now.:p
 

NicksTrix

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if i reuse a stock tank, i drop it off to get boiled out and sealed at my local rad shop. quick, easy & cost effective.
 

lonesouth

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insert length of chain/rocks, mineral spirits and...

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Glass Pony

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Feb 13, 2012
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When I inspected my tank in January after I drained it 14 years ago it looked good except for a pinkish hard material on the very bottom.
I took it to the local Radiator shop and he had it for 2 months saying he is trying everything to remove the varnish.
Well he had it long enough and said "whatever is in there is going to stay there".
I took it home and decided to rinse it with some fresh gas and the varnish loosened up and came right out.
That would have done wonders on a new carb.
 
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