Hey all, I'm new here, and all joking aside, I didn't know where to post this. I didn't really drop it on mysel......O.K., maybe I did.....just a little. But here's the problem: I don't know of anywhere around me that will boil a gas tank. I've checked local radiator shops and they said no. I'm also not too sure of what I could do on my own. Any advice?ray:
Well welcome to the site. I don't know about anywhere that boils the tank but I'm planning on maybe dropping the old tank this next winter and I was planning on splashing some gas around in it and dumping it a few times then using one of the products that are suppose to seal and condition the inside of the old tank after that. I will be interested to see what people have to say in reply to you. Maybe it will change my mind about how to make sure my tank is good and clean.
Do you have good welding skills? I cut the top off my tank so I could fully clean the interior and patch a couple of weak metal areas. I welded it back together, then prepped and sealed the tank with POR15 tank treatment. I am very pleased. Granted, it took TIME! to get it done. Another great idea I read about.... strap the tank to a cement mixer and put a couple dozen 1/2" x 3" bolts and a couple of 1' long chains inside the tank. As the chains and bolts bounce and slide across the interior of the tank they will clean the tank up. Periodically rinse the tank out (diesel fuel perhaps?). Make sure to remove all the bolts and chains when you're done! Good luck!
try the radiator hospital at 91 connecticut blvd in e hartford 569-4168.think they repair gas tanks too. buford owner from ct
You dont say why you're removing. Is it leaking? Thin? Rusty? Also I dont know what car you have either but a new a-body tank on ebay can be had for about $175 shipped.... Might be a better starting place. If you have a big Buick... they are a little more but maybe someone local has one? It all sounds like a lot of work for something you could probably replace for a couple hundred. David you must be a great welder :beer next time I need a good weld on something I'll wait until you're in town for the BOP show :laugh:
No need to boil the fuel tank! Use about bottle of trans fluid, a bottle of carb cleaner and a pack of 100 BBs from a kids gun. Stuff a lint free rag into the pickup hole to eliminate splatter then hang the tank by the rafters and swish it around. Rinse 3 times with clean fuel and make sure you get all the BBs out. Next disconnect your fuel pump from the lines as well as your carb and tank then blow the lines out with compressed air. New fuel tank sock, carb filter, and new fuel grade rubber hoses over the rear axle and you are back up and running again.
1 gallon of muriatic acid from the hardware store, pour in tank. Fill the tank with water. Let sit overnight. Empty. Rinse with water, let dry, use.
I have never done this to a cars tank but have many times to bike tanks. The muratic acid trick is the way to go followed by tank Kreem. makes it like brand new inside and the kreem seals whatever leaks there might have been. I wont tell ya alls about the time I decided to braze the pinholes in the Jeeps tank. lets just say I didnt think anything could expand and contract that much in that short of time ,except maybe a woman giving birth.
Im no expert and wasn't excited about playing with acid. I decided that I had way to much to fix besides the tank before it had to go to the body guy. I was was going to get the kit from eastwood but didn't. If I ever drop again I would. So I dropped it, wire brushed the outside and painted. I took old sock and tie it a piece of tubing after rinsing tank out with marine clean from por15 to knock stuff off and wipe it down some. I did not get every part of tank maybe 65% of it. Then I took the clear tube and attached to me shop vac and suck everything out of the tank really good. It lasted 40 years before I did that so hopefully its good for another 40 LOL
well, I had a tank (porsche) that sat for 19 years. It had a full tank when he parked it (15 gallons) and I emptied 5 gallons out of it. Left on the bottom was about 3/4 inch of varnish. I put in 1 gallon of acid and topped the rest off with water. Let it sit overnight, and then drained it. the tank looked brand new inside, not a spot left. It was galvenized, so I neutralized it with baking soda and water, and it's been perfect ever since. Cost me about 5 dollars. I'll never do it any other way.
There is a gas tank renu franchise near me and I have used them once in the past. The tank was out of a 41 Chevy and was plugging up the filters on the car constantly. Gas Tank Renu cleaned and coated the tank inside and out and I never had another problem. The job was pretty expensive if I remember right. Maybe $250.00-$300.00 can't remember for sure. Might want to give them a call. Peace, Mike D.
Well, part of a long story, ever since i bought it it has always stalled at stoplights and signs, so i helped rebuild the carb under mechanic supervision, and I did a tune up. while tuning up, i found that one of the spark plugs was loose. Same one has become loose again, so I think that may be another lead to track down later.....anyways, after the rebuild i ran a tank through it and it sucked up some nasty crap from the tank so i'm gonna clean the hell outta it. Hopefully it doesn't happen again. Oh, it's a 1973 Buick Electra. The E-Bay lookup is a great idea BTW, i'll be looking through that after i make a few calls.
:gp: Thank you to everyone for your advice! If I can't get someone to do it for me i'll be trying some of these DIY ideas.
