Nuts and Bolts, nails, and wood screws work better. Ball Bearings
don't have any sharp edges to help scrape away corrosion, rust, old paint,
or just plain crud. Again make sure its clean and dry with no vapors.
Rich
> ----------
> From: Julian Cranwell[SMTP:JCranwell(at)compuserve.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 2:27 AM
> To: CHUCK NICODEMUS
> Cc: Richard Atherton (Entex); 'Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA)'; Frank
> Marrone; alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Fuel tank sensor
>
> And be extremely careful, if flushing out with various solvents. I once
> discovered that flushing with Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) and then heating
> produces a gas similar to Phosgene (Favorite of Saddam and WWI forces).
> This could ruin your day.
>
> The use of handfuls of old ball bearings and shaking violently (the tank,
> not you) whilst flushing produces good results.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Julian Cranwell
> Surry, England
> Series III (With spare tanks in the attic)
>
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