 Fuel tank cleaning/sealing, Any tips? |
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| robkammer |
 Jan 30 2022, 12:48 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 217 Joined: 7-January 21 From: Vermilion Ohio Member No.: 25,049 Region Association: North East States  |
While I'm replacing the fuel lines on the 74 I thought I'd address the inside of the tank while I have it out. It's rusty but not too awful. The screen was pretty dirty though.
I'm leaning towards the POR15 system but have a few questions. What's the best way to seal the tank while I'm stirring all of the solutions around inside? It's looking like a pretty good upper body workout and I would hate to interrupt the fun with leaking solvent. Open for suggestions of other products. Cheers!  |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jan 30 2022, 03:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,028 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Cleaning -- Yes.
Sealing -- No. I wouldn't seal a tank. It leaks or it doesn't. If it leaks, new tank or fix the leak by welding in new metal. Dangerous, Ya . . . Ya. If you don't know how to weld a gas tank safely, find someone that does. For cleaning I've used POR Degreaser and Metal Prep with great results. Follow directions Exactly. |
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| BeatNavy |
Jan 30 2022, 04:09 PM
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Certified Professional Scapegoat Group: Members Posts: 2,951 Joined: 26-February 14 From: Easton, MD Member No.: 17,042 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Jan 30 2022, 04:54 PM)  Follow directions Exactly. Yes, exactly. I think POR 15 can work well as long as you take the time to do it exactly the way they instruct. I did two tanks with their system. The first one worked out very well. I think I rushed the second one (had to get to one of my kid's sporting events or something) and it didn't turn out nearly as well. |
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robkammer Fuel tank cleaning/sealing Jan 30 2022, 12:48 PM
Mark Henry Keep your tank full of real gas. For winter storag... Jan 30 2022, 03:31 PM rhodyguy That is a really clean tank. I would not POR it. R... Jan 30 2022, 04:55 PM BeatNavy Kevin has a good point. Yours looks good. By com... Jan 30 2022, 04:59 PM robkammer That's what I'm hearing about the POR. I... Jan 30 2022, 05:00 PM
Superhawk996
My other option is to have a radiator shop clean ... Jan 31 2022, 06:40 AM
Mark Henry
Forget the 'real gas' option. There are o... Jan 31 2022, 11:52 AM bkrantz The radiator shop (in Tucson) that did my tank STR... Jan 30 2022, 10:29 PM targa72e Your tank looks about as clean as they get. Add fu... Jan 30 2022, 11:40 PM robkammer Thanks everyone. I'm near an Eastwood store an... Jan 31 2022, 08:54 AM TonyA Whatever you do do not send it to Myers in Ohio or... Jan 31 2022, 02:43 PM |
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