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mountain4don(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:02 am Post subject: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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I cut the hole for the fuel level indicator in my gas tank, and ended up having to file a little to get it to fit. Now I have to clean out the filings from inside the tank. Anybody have some good ideas? I tried a small vacume cleaner, but couldn't get them all.
Don
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p.mulwitz(at)worldnet.att
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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Hi Don,
Have you tried turning the tank upside down and shaking?
Paul
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| Quote: | I cut the hole for the fuel level indicator in my gas tank, and
ended up having to file a little to get it to fit. Now I have to
clean out the filings from inside the tank. Anybody have some
good ideas? I tried a small vacume cleaner, but couldn't get them all.
Don
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shilocom(at)mcmsys.com
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:12 am Post subject: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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Sponge material safety wired to a stick. That's the way I completely drain
and clean out stuff out of the bottom of the tank. bob U.
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Larry McFarland
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:17 pm Post subject: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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Don,
I had to replace a shut-off valve that was ruined by aluminum swarf in
the header tank. It had become leaky and meant taking the cap off after
draining
the tank dry. After removing the finger strainer which was nearly
clogged at one end with silver stuff, I used a brush on a stick and a
flashlight
to get it all pushed to the drain where another bottle brush cleared it
from the fitting in the bottom of the tank. Really unpleasant but
necessary.
The swarf was accumulated from fabrication of my header, filings etc and
I'd thought it was cleaned out, but seams have a way of hiding stuff.
Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
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I cut the hole for the fuel level indicator in my gas tank, and ended up having to file a little to get it to fit. Now I have to clean out the filings from inside the tank. Anybody have some good ideas? I tried a small vacume cleaner, but couldn't get them all.
Don
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daberti(at)sbcglobal.net
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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Make a small ball of masking tap with the sticky side out and attach it to a
opened coat hanger. Just blot the ships on the sticky tape.
Dave 601-HD 912ULS
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| Quote: | I cut the hole for the fuel level indicator in my gas tank, and
ended up having to file a little to get it to fit. Now I have to
clean out the filings from inside the tank.
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Carlos Sa
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:41 am Post subject: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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Would a tack cloth work?
Carlos
David Alberti <daberti(at)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Make a small ball of masking tap with the sticky side out and attach it to a
opened coat hanger. Just blot the ships on the sticky tape.
Dave 601-HD 912ULS
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| Quote: | I cut the hole for the fuel level indicator in my gas tank, and
ended up having to file a little to get it to fit. Now I have to
clean out the filings from inside the tank.
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steveadams
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:36 am Post subject: Re: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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I set the tank so the hole for the fuel sender hole was the low point. Then I got a hose and sprayed the heck out of the inside of the tank through the fill opening. I haven't found a sliver of metal at all in the finger screen, gascolator, or sumping the tanks in 125 hours. It seems to me it would be pretty hard to get everything out trying to sponge out the inside with something. If your worried about water in the tank, you can blow the inside with a hair dryer until completely dry when you're done, then tape all the openings until all fittings etc are installed.
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archermj(at)swbell.net
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject: Gas Tank Cleaning |
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I ended up putting masking tape partially over the sender hole. Then I blew
air through a long extender wand from my compressor. I pushed it through
the filler hole. I kept moving the wand on compressor at different angles
and positions and held the tank so the sender hole was at the bottom. I
also closed up the other outlets and stuffed a rag in the filler hole. I
also blew air through the vent tubes. I changed the tape about every 5
minutes. It really surprised me how long it took to come up clean on the
masking tape. About 45 minutes.
You can take a look at my website.
http://www.zodiacxl.com/Left%20Wing%20pt3.htm
Good Luck
Matt Archer
www.zodiacxl.com
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