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Lee Fisher

06-25-2007 18:18:26




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I have a refurbished H that has built up an accumulation of gas tank rust that is causing me a fuel problem. Could someone give the method and ingredients for treating this problem?




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NawlensGator

06-26-2007 12:44:59




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Lee Fisher, 06-25-2007 18:18:26  

Has anybody hot dipped galvanized their gas tanks?

Seems like this would protect the inside and you could still paint the outside (over the galvanize).



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F-Dean

06-26-2007 07:39:00




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Lee Fisher, 06-25-2007 18:18:26  
Take it to a radiator shop and have them "Boil" it out. That will get the rust and gunk out of the inside and the paint off the outside. They may line it for you or you can get some "Liner" and do it yourself. You also will then have a nice somooth outside to paint.



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GordoSD

06-26-2007 07:32:04




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Lee Fisher, 06-25-2007 18:18:26  
Try your local Yamaha motorcycle shop. Yhey market a two step product for their gas tanks that really works well.An acis wash and a neutralizer.

Gordo



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No tools

06-26-2007 03:24:07




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Lee Fisher, 06-25-2007 18:18:26  
Flat bottom tanks like that we use to drop two 1/2-5/8 ball bearing in and then a fair size bottle cork.The cork will rub the rust off sides the ball bearings will roll around and beat the rust.

Yes you will have to clean the sediment bowl.



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Kendall

06-25-2007 22:10:37




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Lee Fisher, 06-25-2007 18:18:26  
I did this to my Super A tank and my Harley Davidson tank. Works great. Phospheric acid from the hardware store will do the same,(with an acetone rinse), but you need the "kreem" liner.



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Thomas D Windsor

06-25-2007 20:38:22




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Lee Fisher, 06-25-2007 18:18:26  
Lee

I had the same aggrivation and it did not seem as if I could ever do the right thing.

The tractor was always stopping and I would go clean it out and it would run for a while.

What I did was, I inserted an extension in the inlet of the sedament bowl so that the rust would rumble around in the bottom of the tank and not enter the system; in addition to that, I put an inline filter in the system. I have not had any trouble since then.

Since then, I have noticed that there are sedament bowls that have a screen filter in the inlet end. I suspect this will attend to the problem also.

TW

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RustyFarmall

06-26-2007 07:49:00




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Thomas D Windsor, 06-25-2007 20:38:22  
That short little riser pipe with a filter screen is a very good trick. I had to do that on my 1940 M.



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City-Boy McCoy

06-25-2007 19:05:54




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 Re: Rust in Tank in reply to Lee Fisher, 06-25-2007 18:18:26  
Lee: Some guys clean their tanks with muratic acid; others use a length of chain, gravel, or nuts and bolts in conjunction with agitatation to loosen and clean the rust. Usually best to follow up the cleaning with a gas tank sealer - available from most radiator shops - to finish the job. mike



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