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02-26-2020, 07:30 PM | #1 |
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Redneck ( but effective) way to clean gas tank
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Bill Worden 1929 Roadster 1929 Briggs Town Sedan 1930 Closed Cab pickup Smith Motor Compressor 1951 Ford F1 High Desert Model A's |
02-27-2020, 07:41 AM | #2 |
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Re: Redneck ( but effective) way to clean gas tank
I wonder how hard it was to get all the shot out?
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02-27-2020, 08:11 AM | #3 |
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I thought everybody did it that way.It was what I always saw when I was a kid,and have been doing it myself ever since.Because of a shelving factory that used to be here,every old garage has bags of 1/4-20 square nuts hanging around.Pour a pound of them in a tank with some muriatic acid strap it to a wheel and let it run.I've heard people say you can't get them all out,that's just not true.It's just that the last one will take you about 5 minutes.I strap the tank to the wheel with the instrument panel side against the wheel.That way it scours the top of the tank,and that's where I find the most rust to be.I've been an equipment/tractor mechanic all my life,and would have to do this a couple dozen times a year.Small tanks,like for the Cat and John Deere pony engines I would tape up in rags and use a cement mixer.Same thing with motorcycle tanks.
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02-27-2020, 08:50 AM | #4 |
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Cement mixer 3/4 stone, some tuff stuff and let er rip.
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02-27-2020, 09:16 AM | #5 | |
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I was planning on turning it like you explained and doing it again. That's funny, I never heard of this being done before, thought of it all myself.
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02-27-2020, 09:18 AM | #6 | |
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I realize you only indicated this method would make it better and not perfect, but I would definitely offer a challenge to you. Open it up where all of the insides can be seen to verify the rotating method does get all of the rust inside. If you are apprehensive about cutting it open, I will make an offer to you. Send me the tank and I will cut the tank open in the factory welds while videoing it with a GoPro. This will show what the inside of the tank looked like and then I will weld the tank back together and send it back at no charge. I will let you post the video showing how effective your process was. |
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02-27-2020, 06:19 PM | #7 | |
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It does look far better than my other two A's and that have no issues. It looked really bad when I started. In fact it appears that someone had a tank in the bed for a while.
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02-27-2020, 07:14 PM | #8 |
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That looks like a good idea to me.
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02-27-2020, 07:44 PM | #9 | |
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You should take Brent up on his offer. Won’t cost you anything except the shipping, then no worries. David Serrano |
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02-28-2020, 05:39 PM | #10 |
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Re: Redneck ( but effective) way to clean gas tank
I agree !!!
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