Does not sound like a bad idea but I would flood the tank with water first.
Keith Pennell
> In a British publication, a gentleman wrote that he had cleaned his gas
tank
> with a backyard electric cement mixer. He strapped the empty tank to the
> mixer, threw in a few pebbles, closed all openings and let it run for
several
> hours. The "rock tumbler" supposedly dislodged the rust in the tank.
>
> Although the risk is small, it seems that with the "right" conditions, a
rock
> (particularly a sharp one) could cause a spark and ignite the fumes.
Also,
> the electric motor on the mixer could be a "spark generator".
>
> What do the knowledgeable souls on the List think. Is there a safety
issue?
>
> Ben
> Bn1
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