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JHFORD/KERRVILLE · 09-11-2016, 02:34 PM

A friends fuel system on his seldom used 31 Tudor is clogged with a Jelly-like goo. No flow from his tank even with a little air pressure applied to it. Does he have to Remove the tank or is there some Magic Bullet solvent that will clean it out?
Thanks

johnbuckley · 09-11-2016, 02:42 PM

removal of tank is a major undertaking, suggest a morning spent flushing it with fuel, agitating fuel in tank with airline into it , syphoning it out, repeat, back pressure through fuel line with airline , flush, repeat, start again repeat etc etc, do it outside and no smoking!

C26Pinelake · 09-11-2016, 03:39 PM

Remember gasoline fumes and motors combined cause fire and explosions. Wayne

tbirdtbird · 09-11-2016, 05:53 PM

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you'll get more responses if you change the title of your thread to 'problems with gas tank' or something similar instead of using you username as the title.

The tank was probably sealed at some point by a well-meaning but mis-directed person and the alcohol in the fuel has eaten away at the sealer, loosened it, and made a mess inside the tank. Sealer should be avoided as long as there is gasahol around. Alcohol is close to being a universal solvent, and dissolves way more stuff than gasoline ever could

Tom Wesenberg · 09-11-2016, 05:54 PM

I would do as John just said. You could use lacquer thinner, or E-85 to help dissolve the crap in the tank. Let it soak for a few hours, then rock the car side to side and drain through a cloth into a bucket. Once drained dump the strained liquid back in and repeat the process until it's clean inside.

09-11-2016, 02:34 PM	#1
JHFORD/KERRVILLE Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 6	Jhford/kerrville A friends fuel system on his seldom used 31 Tudor is clogged with a Jelly-like goo. No flow from his tank even with a little air pressure applied to it. Does he have to Remove the tank or is there some Magic Bullet solvent that will clean it out? Thanks

09-11-2016, 02:42 PM	#2
johnbuckley Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,556	Re: Jhford/kerrville removal of tank is a major undertaking, suggest a morning spent flushing it with fuel, agitating fuel in tank with airline into it , syphoning it out, repeat, back pressure through fuel line with airline , flush, repeat, start again repeat etc etc, do it outside and no smoking!

09-11-2016, 03:39 PM	#3
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Jhford/kerrville Remember gasoline fumes and motors combined cause fire and explosions. Wayne

09-11-2016, 05:53 PM	#4
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: Jhford/kerrville Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) you'll get more responses if you change the title of your thread to 'problems with gas tank' or something similar instead of using you username as the title. The tank was probably sealed at some point by a well-meaning but mis-directed person and the alcohol in the fuel has eaten away at the sealer, loosened it, and made a mess inside the tank. Sealer should be avoided as long as there is gasahol around. Alcohol is close to being a universal solvent, and dissolves way more stuff than gasoline ever could __________________ '31 180A

09-11-2016, 05:54 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Jhford/kerrville I would do as John just said. You could use lacquer thinner, or E-85 to help dissolve the crap in the tank. Let it soak for a few hours, then rock the car side to side and drain through a cloth into a bucket. Once drained dump the strained liquid back in and repeat the process until it's clean inside.