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Cleaning out fuel tanks #383871 07/23/09 12:22 AM 07/23/09 12:22 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 586 Boise, Idaho, U.S.A. T tims69belvedere OP mopar
tims69belvedere OP mopar T Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 586 Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.	I have the fuel tank out of my car right now and was wondering if anybody had tips on cleaning it out. It is clean it just has the old gas sediment. Any thoughts are appreciated

Re: Cleaning out fuel tanks [Re: tims69belvedere] #383872 07/23/09 01:30 AM 07/23/09 01:30 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 112 Auburn Hills, Michigan K kieron_kohlmann member
kieron_kohlmann member K Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 112 Auburn Hills, Michigan	I was just about to ask the same thing. i have the same problem too! anyones suggestions would be appreciated!

Re: Cleaning out fuel tanks [Re: tims69belvedere] #383873 07/23/09 09:07 AM 07/23/09 09:07 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	I have pressure washed them out and then rinse em with methanol. The methanol will remove ALL water and leave you with a dry clean tank. If there's rust inside then replace it. It's not worth the trouble to do otherwise.

Re: Cleaning out fuel tanks [Re: Challenger 1] #383874 07/23/09 11:35 AM 07/23/09 11:35 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 902 Seattle, WA R rss super stock
rss super stock R Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 902 Seattle, WA	I pressure washed mine at a do it yourself car wash place. Mine had a few pin holes, but I was dirt poor at the time and had more money than time so I used the gas tank sealing kit sold by Eastwood instead of purchasing a new tank. Don't think the repops were as common at that time as they seem to be today.

Re: Cleaning out fuel tanks [Re: rss] #383875 07/23/09 12:18 PM 07/23/09 12:18 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Quote: I pressure washed mine at a do it yourself car wash place. Mine had a few pin holes, but I was dirt poor at the time and had more money than time so I used the gas tank sealing kit sold by Eastwood instead of purchasing a new tank. Don't think the repops were as common at that time as they seem to be today. The million dollar question: Did it hold up? how long did it last?

Re: Cleaning out fuel tanks [Re: Challenger 1] #383876 07/24/09 12:59 AM 07/24/09 12:59 AM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 902 Seattle, WA R rss super stock
rss super stock R Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 902 Seattle, WA	Quote: The million dollar question: Did it hold up? how long did it last? I finally put the tank back in a little over a year ago and haven't had any issues with it yet. At this point in my life I'd definately buy a new tank, but at the time that I was fixing that one I was unemployed. Keeping my fingers crossed. In reality I probably had $75 or more bucks in the tank sealer and paints and a couple of days time when I could have bought a new one for $200. Live and learn.

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