[Spridgets] Fuel tank restoration and fuel pick-up

[Tracy Drummond]

OK so now I have a serviceable tank again.  I boiled it on the BBQ twice for
about two hours each time.  The first time up to the outlet hole, the second
with the outlet hole plugged with a wooden cork.  The first time it was spic
and span on the lower half than did it full and got the rest out.  It came
really clean.  Oh yes I pried off the plastic filter pretty easily.  The
second time I put the sending unit in and boiled it clean while I was a
BBQing.

The goo (varnish) came out with a good high power water rise from the garden
hose.

Thanks for the suggestions.  I will just run external filters and not treat
the tank with any slosh or caustics.

It has a nice black paint job to boot.

Tracy Drummond                  Gang Warily !
President AHCUSA              www.healey.org

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+bighealey=charter.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+bighealey=charter.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
K. Valentine
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:14 AM
To: Brad Fornal
Cc: Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuel tank restoration and fuel pick-up

On Jul 26, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Brad Fornal wrote:

> Frank always fills them with water, puts them on the grill, and
> BBQ's them
> for a couple of hours, to boil the mung off the bottom.
>
> This is NOT a joke!!!


I've done at least 4 tanks this way.   Works great!

I've also used Castrol Superclean (the purple stuff) full strength to
remove varnish.  I let it soak in the tank a few days,  sloshing it
whenever I walked by.  I used a garden hose to rinse the tank after
the soaking.    The tank got amazingly clean.  This was on a tank
that sat with 3 gallons of gas for about 15 years.

The last tank I cleaned I put in my electrolytic tank........  It
came out like new ;)

I never coat the inside with anything.  Once they are clean inside -
they stay clean inside if you fill them with gas and drive the car ;)

Kevin V.
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