FUEL TANK REPAIR is more than just pouring in a quart of sealer and sloshing it around. If gum, varnish, sludge, or fuel is inside, they must be removed first.
When I cleaned mine I put a quart of
POR‑15 Marine Clean. and 3 quarts of water to remove the gum, sludge and varnish. I strapped the tank down in back of my pick-up truck and drove to Austin Texas. The roads in Arkansas were the roughest in the USA. Every time I would hit a bump in the road I would say shake a tank, shake a tank. After I got to Austin Texas I drained it out and it was a brownish color. On the way back home from Texas I added another quart of POR‑15
Marine Clean... and 3 quarts of water. When I got home and I drained the tank it was clear. I rinsed the tank with clear water and went to the next setup.
The next step I use POR-15
PREP & READY™ to remove rust & prepare tank for sealer. I followed the instructions on the container and rinsed the tank out with clear water. I used a hair drier to dry the water out of the tank and went to the next step.
The last step was to coat the inside of the tank with
U.S. STANDARD TANK SEALER™ to permanently seal tank. You can purchase this kit from
http://www.por15.com.
Have you ever wanted to know what the inside of the 1928-29 gas tank looked like? The gas tank is hard to clean, because of the two baffles inside.
