 Gas Tank Cleaning, Need some clarification |
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| #1RAGE |
  May 28 2007, 02:32 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 7-May 03 From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Member No.: 664  |
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, 03:44 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 4,245 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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The 'sealer' part may or may not be necessary. However, what I did to keep rust from re-forming was to run about 2 cups of metal ready through the tank. I sealed off all of the openings and then agitated the tank until I knew all of the surface area on the inside had been covered. I Then I let it sit for about 15-20 minutes, and then rinsed it with boiling hot water several times to make sure all the metal ready was removed. Then I air dried it with the hair dryer. I had it out of the car for another 2 weeks, and no rust formed on the inside. If I had had a lot of rust on the inside, then I think I would have considered sealing it.
Definitely replace the tank filter and the supply/return line washers while you're at it. |
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| SirAndy |
May 28 2007, 03:48 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(rjames @ May 28 2007, 01:44 PM)  Definitely replace the tank filter and the supply/return line washers while you're at it. speaking of, the o-rings are listed as NLA ... anyone know of a source or repros? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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#1RAGE Gas Tank Cleaning May 28 2007, 02:32 PM
rjames
I talked to someone who works at a garage that sp... May 28 2007, 03:07 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
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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