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#67803 10/26/2006 12:46 AM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 63 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 63 | Hi Stovebolters, Thank you for your help with my question about 12 v and 6 v starting on my '51 3604. Tomorrow I attempt the spin and start. My next question involves the rusty insides of the gas tank for my '63 chevy C20. I'm sure the answers will apply to my '51 tank as well, which is also rusty. The guy who boils tanks says the '63 tank is too big. Is muriatic acid the only solution? 15 gallons of gas was brown. The fuel gauge sensor came out rusty --- is that cleanable, or toss it? The engine runs fine off gas can. Any tips on this are appreciated, (btw --- I don't expect to achieve novice-grade stovebolterhood until I revive that 216!)  | | |
#67804 10/26/2006 1:31 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 113 Member | | Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 113 | I used the POR-15 tank cleaner and sealer kit on my 48 and it worked like a charm. The tank was pretty bad inside. I was getting a lot of crud in my fuel filter. No problems now.
I've also read that some folks put some old nut's and bolts inside the tank after removal and shake the hell out of it for 10 minutes or so to loosen up the years of varnish and debris.
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#67805 10/26/2006 3:24 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Buy a new one if you can afford it, eliminate potential problems with a fresh fuel system,
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#67806 10/26/2006 10:46 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,383 | POR-15 tank cleaner and others like it are simply phosphoric acid. Muratic acid is more dangerous but a lot cheaper. If you use muratic acid dump a few gallons of soda water in to kill the acid before you dump it out. You'll then need to use a tank coating like Redkote or Kreem on the inside or your tank will rust. If your sending unit works use it. Clean the rust the best you can before you put it back in.
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#67807 10/27/2006 2:03 AM | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | I poured in about 2 coffee cans of nuts and bolts and a few gallons of diesel. Made a couple of plugs for the gas tanks and rolled her around the yard about 100 times. Knocks most of the stuff loose. Also I used a drill pump and a lot of rag filters for recirculating the diesel through to clean it all out. Then When I thought I got it all I used a shop vac with a custom piece of pvc to scrape the bottom and clean her out as best I could.
I also cleaned a ton of rust off my sending unit and she works great now.
good luck and let us know! Jeff | | |
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