A fellow on the Spidget list does all of his fuel tanks by pouring out a
much as he can and then filling the tank with water and detergent (Simple
Green?). He then puts the whole thing on his BBQ grill and heats it up to
boiling.
The boiling water and some screws and bolts to swish around inside leaves
his tanks very, very clean...for next to nothing in cost.
Robert B. Houston
Texan in New Mexico
63 TR4
As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg
carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed,
perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced
hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and
adjusted as
described in chapter seven of the shop manual.
Dan McKay
In a message dated 9/18/2008 9:29:31 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
kvacek@ameritech.net writes:
Looks like it might come out fairly easily with the right solvent, and
that's
what I plan to try before going to more extreme measures. I'll get the gas
gauge sending unit out first, of course, make proper plugs for the openings,
and put some brass nuts and bolts into the tank (only if necessary) to help
scrape the sludge off.
My only question is what solvent will be most effective. In the absence of
any better ideas, I'll start with lacquer thinner, but before I start pouring
expensive solvents into it, anyone seen this glop and know of something that
works better ??
Thanks !
Karl
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