<VV> Cleaning gas tank

[Scott Ferguson]

To all,
Forget trying to clean the tank in the car, I tried for 3 years. No matter what I tried, pressure wash, solvent, acids.  It just shows up in the filter with grans of black crap or rust particles that eventually stops up the filter and leaves you on the side of the road. There you are on the side of the road where you remove the filter blow the crap out of the filter and blow the hose back to the tank. Even tried a double filters. Just when I thought I had finally won, the carburetors started running lean on one side. Pulled Carbs, opened them up and in the bottom of the bowls there was almost an 1/8 inch of really fine rust.Pull the tank it is not that big of task.Scott FergusonPhantom RacersAustin Texas

      From: Jay Maechtlen via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
 To: Smitty <vairologist at cox.net>; virtualvairs at corvair.org 
 Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 10:28 PM
 Subject: Re: <VV> Cleaning gas tank
   
On 8/29/2015 10:34 AM, Smitty via VirtualVairs wrote:
>
>
> I am looking for a way to clean out the gas tank on a LM without 
> having to remove said tank. Remove float assembly and flush out tank 
> with what??? Thanks for any helpful suggestions. By the way car has 
> sat for at least 10 years and not sure if any fuel remains. John Gull 
> in Asheville NC
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Smitty Says;  John, alcohol from a building supply store will dissolve 
> the gum in a tank.  Of course it will only clean as high as the level 
> of the liquid.
>

Drain what you can, pull the sending unit out and inspect.
Spray whatever you can through the opening and let it drain back out.
Then reinstall unit, put a good disposable filter between tank and fuel 
pump, and drive it.

-- 
Jay Maechtlen
SoCal
'61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin,
transverse 3.8 Buick V6 TH440T4 trans

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