Tank cleaning & Lining!, "Miles" varnish got me worried! Options

[william harris]

OK, Miles tale of woe has got me worried. I disassembled my car 4 months ago, it was running just fine before the "rustoration" started, and in the process I drained and removed by gas tank. It has been sitting on the parts shelf since then. What should I do (if anything) to clean and reline the tank? How should I store it (I haven't done anything, but it sits there with no gas in it and the cap on. Any suggestions will be appreciated. By the way, IMHO the way the Steve at Otto's has responded has not helped him at all. Based on his comments alone, I would not care to do business with his shop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

[Qarl]

The POR-15 kit is very easy to use, I did.

1. Remove tank
2. Plug up drain holes
3. Pour in warm water and cleaner and some clean nuts and bolts or clean rocks to switch around and break up all the rust and varnish. You may want to do this twice.
4. Let dry (best to use some sort of mild air flow, like a small electric room heater/fan blowing inside the main opening)
5. Pour in sealant. Plug up top hole that you poured goop in). Swish tank around for about 10 minutes in every direction to totally coat the inside. This can get tiring.
6. Drain out the sealing goop and make sure that when you are done, that the fuel inlet.outlet ports are untaped and cleared out so that the clean fuel can flow.
7. Let dry for 2 to 3 days or more. Again, some mild air flow helps.

One note... if you plan to powdercoat your tank (to make it purty), do the powdercoating first, then reline your tank. Otherwise the heat from the powdercoat oven may melt the POR liner you apply.

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Regards,

Karl Ellzey