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| #1RAGE |
  May 28 2007, 02:32 PM
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I talked to someone who works at a garage that specializes in German imports and he told me that since I already have the gas tank from my 914 out of the car that I should have it "steamed". I asked him what places offer "steaming" services and he game me a name of a radiator place.
I called the radiator place and he laughed when I asked if they could steam my gas tank. He said they could do some kind of acid cleaning on it. I'm confused now. Do I want an acid clean? He said it would cost me anywhere from $85 and up depending how bad it is. I don't think my tank is terrible or anything, I just think it would be good to have it cleaned while I have it out of my car. |
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| rjames |
May 28 2007, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(#1RAGE @ May 28 2007, 01:32 PM)  I talked to someone who works at a garage that specializes in German imports and he told me that since I already have the gas tank from my 914 out of the car that I should have it "steamed". I asked him what places offer "steaming" services and he game me a name of a radiator place. I called the radiator place and he laughed when I asked if they could steam my gas tank. He said they could do some kind of acid cleaning on it. I'm confused now. Do I want an acid clean? He said it would cost me anywhere from $85 and up depending how bad it is. I don't think my tank is terrible or anything, I just think it would be good to have it cleaned while I have it out of my car. I just went through this, here's my advice for what it's worth. Have the radiator shop dip it in acid. Find out when they are doing it so you can pick it up as soon as they're done. You don't want it sitting in their shop over night as mine did because you'll immediately have rust forming again. Get it home & make sure it's fully dry inside (I took a hair dryer and blew hot air into it for 20 minutes or so.) Repaint the outside, and then get it into your car as soon as possible. If you aren't going to be putting it back into your car soon, make sure it's stored in a dry place where moisture can't get to it. Others may tell you to apply some sort of sealer to the inside, but if your tank is in good shape it's probably not necessary. |
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#1RAGE Gas Tank Cleaning May 28 2007, 02:32 PM
SirAndy if you have it dipped in acid, it needs to be flus... May 28 2007, 03:32 PM thomasotten I agree with the above. I just did mine as well. ... May 28 2007, 03:34 PM rjames The 'sealer' part may or may not be necess... May 28 2007, 03:44 PM
SirAndy
Definitely replace the tank filter and the supply... May 28 2007, 03:48 PM Headrage
speaking of, the o-rings are listed as NLA ...
a... May 28 2007, 04:55 PM McMark I won't use sealer on my stuff. I prefer a qu... May 28 2007, 05:25 PM bottomend http://www.ratwell.com/technical/FuelTankRestorati... May 28 2007, 07:16 PM |
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