<VV> Gas Tank Sealing

[Duane, Jim]

Hi all!

Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone? Powerful mojo.  

My father used MEK in his job.  I did too.  Works like magic!  Don't get
used to it, wear rubber gloves, and wear a respirator if you got one...

Current Regulatory Status
OSHA Permissible exposure limit (PEL) for methyl ethyl ketone is 200
ppm, 590 mg/m3

NIOSH Recommended exposure limit (REL) for methyl ethyl ketone is 200
ppm TWA, 300 ppm STEL

ACGIH Threshold limit value (TLV) is 200 ppm, 590 mg/m3 TWA; 300 ppm,
885 mg/m3 STEL

Jim Duane

180 Corsa CVT
Colonial Corvairs
CORSA


-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org] On Behalf Of N. Joseph Potts
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:16 AM
To: Stephen Upham; virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: RE: <VV> Gas Tank Sealing

My tank, so treated, is going on its eighth year of troublefree service.
Do
NOT overlook the instruction to first clean the inside of the tank (this
goes for NEW tanks, too) with MEK. I easily found the MEK down at the
hardware store, next to the lacquer thinner.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

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[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Stephen Upham
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 1:05 AM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Gas Tank Sealing


I ordered something called Red-Kote when I bought my Clark's Ultimate
Kit.  The Red-Kote came in a quart container.  You seal up all but the
sender hole and put the entire contents of the sealer into the tank.  I
used duct tape to seal the holes including the sender hole after
filling the tank.  You roll the tank over and over gently to get the
sealer on all parts of the inside of the tank.  Then you pour out the
excess back into the container.  It's a little like the clowns coming
out of a car at the circus.  That stuff will keep coming out for twenty
minutes and you need to keep rotating the tank end over end and side to
side to make sure that you get all of the excess out.  I looked into
the tank with a flashlight to see if it was completely coated.  Hold
your breath as the sealer fumes can't do your lungs any good.  It did
look pretty.  You then have take off the tape and  to wait at least 24
hours before reinstalling the tank.  I'm going to wait a solid week.
Has anyone else had experience with this in the past?  Does it make a
noticeable difference in the life of a tank?  They advertise that it
will make it the last tank you will ever need to buy.  I certainly hope
so.

Stephen Upham
Dallas, Texas

Mid prod. #18732 -1965 Monza sedan 110, Sierra Tan - Saddle, PG, A/C,
original AM/FM, clock, tint, oil bath air filter, w/ 77K
(soon to be out of group red for the first time in twelve years)

Corvairium II
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  Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:09:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mike <themoose@mindspring.com>
Reply-To: Mike <themoose@mindspring.com>
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Gas Tank Sealing

It appears there are two main products:

Clarks' and POR15 - Anyone have experience with either?

How much gas tank sealer does one need to seal 1 new gas tank?

8 oz? Pint? Quart?

(I am picking up a nice new gas tank...thanks Jim Scheibe!)

It appears there are two main products:

Clarks' and POR15 - Anyone have experience with either?

How much gas tank sealer does one need to seal 1 new gas tank?

8 oz? Pint? Quart?

(I am picking up a nice new gas tank...thanks Jim Scheibe!)
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