- 1. Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "George Procyshyn" <george@toycar.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:20:55 -0400
- I have a car that's sat for 10 years or so. The fuel has evaporated and what's left is varnish/sludge. I've heard of using Coke to clean it out but I can't find it on the net. Any ideas. By the way
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00112.html (7,446 bytes)
- 2. Re: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:19:19 -0700
- Carb cleaner.
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00113.html (7,423 bytes)
- 3. Re: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Dave & Marlene <rusd@velocitus.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:22:28 -0600
- It would probably be much more successful to have it boiled out & repaint the outside. There is likely rust & other junk along with the varnish. Pretty hard to get completely clean. Have it checked
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00115.html (7,846 bytes)
- 4. Re: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:44:34 -0500
- If a "boil-out" is precluded, I'd try to buy some time at a steam-cleaner . . I did one once by leaving live steam flowing up into the filler neck of an upside-down tank . . it took an hour . . don't
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00116.html (7,689 bytes)
- 5. Re: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Lee <mikel@ichips.intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:27:18 -0700
- I don't know if this is directly applicable or not, but I recently had to clean a set of carbs on a two-stroke m/c that had been sitting for several (>5) years, and also try to clean the rust out of
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00118.html (8,392 bytes)
- 6. RE: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:20:41 -0700
- I doubt it. In spite of their similar appearance, rust and varnish are very different things. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00119.html (7,776 bytes)
- 7. RE: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:27:11 -0700
- Look for the stuff with the warning about methylene chloride on the can. It works a lot better than Gumout brand ... but be careful about getting it on your hands (esp under your fingernails). Haven
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00120.html (7,837 bytes)
- 8. RE: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "john matthews" <john__matthews@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:30:12 -0700
- Hi George, Just take it to the local radiator shop. They'll boil it out and fix the holes that you didn't know were already there. Every time I've had one done they painted it afterwards too. This i
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00123.html (8,055 bytes)
- 9. re: Sludge removal in gas tank (score: 1)
- Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:49:00 -0400
- I've found laquer thinner to be an excellent sludge and varnish cutter. -- The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named abo
- /html/shop-talk/2004-04/msg00127.html (7,914 bytes)
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