Cleaning crud out of a gas tank?

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

... the ones from Chevrolet's have rusted away and completely disintegrated. Guess I had a little in me after all...

lol! Then chevrolet's disintegrated nuts and bolts were used to make mini macs. Ok, I'll behave now.

 

[angelo c]

For me the fix is pour one of those less expensive fuel injector cleaner additive bottles in let it soak then add a bunch of nuts, bolts screws washers whatever you have lying around, put the cap on and shake the living bajeebers out of it. Pour out the liquid, then retrieve the steel hardware with one of those little magnets on a stick deals, flush with mix gas and you should have a nice and clean tank.

I do all the above but was recommended to use "berrymans" fuel claner/additive. stuff was awesome for removing goo from my plastic tank.
http://opeforum.com/threads/post-your-goo.5411/#post-263139

 

[huskyboy]

I got a johnny 910 me and @paragonbuilder split cases on because the gas tank paint is coming off and corrosion is in bottom of tank. im going to try a parts cleaner with a brass brush with paint stripper and if that don't work...sandblaster. I think it sat decades on a concrete floor with old gas. Hopefully it doesn't come back after painting it.

 

[fearofpavement]

Ford nuts and bolts that commonly find their way off the truck and onto the road work nicely.

presently here on the property are 3 Ford cars from the 60's and one Ford truck from the 70's. That said, all my newer daily drivers are GMs. Notice, there's no Chrysler products here and they're not allowed... And Stihl is best.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

presently here on the property are 3 Ford cars from the 60's and one Ford truck from the 70's. That said, all my newer daily drivers are GMs. Notice, there's no Chrysler products here and they're not allowed... And Stihl is best.

I have a 2005 Chrysler pt cruiser. It is a POS. Nothing but problems and only has 153,000 on it! My daily is my 64 GMC, restoration project is my 66 chevy, and I have a 64 chevy currently for parts that I'll do Something with one day. I agree....Stihl is the best. lol

 

[fearofpavement]

We just recently replaced our 2008 Chevy HHR which now has 203,000 miles on it. I have done no repairs to this car other than routine maintenance such as oil changes, tires, brakes, headlights, wipers, etc. Never even changed the serpentine belt on it. The new car is a 2017 Chevy Cruze which has a tiny 1.4 liter turbocharged engine. It consistently gets over 40 mpg. I'm not all that fond of the car but when I note the average mileage, I quickly recover. Our 2002 GMC truck now has 150,000 miles and again just required routine servicing. Still use all three of these on a regular basis. My fourth vehicle is a 1963 Falcon which I just took out of service to save some insurance money. I'm going to sell it even though I've had it for 33 years. I just sold our 2000 Astro Van with 249,000 miles on it. We had that since 2003. Need space and cash... Anyone looking for a Ford Falcon in nice condition? $4000 and drive it home.

 

[fearofpavement]

I can load the Falcon trunk with some chainsaws too. For extra $ of course...

 

[Al Smith]

I had the fuel line disintegrate on a 2100 Husqvarna that must have spend a decade on a barn floor on some island in Washington State .Couldn't get it clean .Aha,pressure washer that was the ticket .

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

Oh splitting them ain't all that bad...

 

[huskyboy]

My 910 is a nightmare, glad I had Dan helping me out. There is about 10 bolts holding case halfs together and 100 other screws you gotta remove before. I literally have a bag of 100 screws. Putting it back together is going to be interesting.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

I made the mistake using carb cleaner to clean the bottom of crankcase and sticking 130psi air nozzle beside the crank and blowing it out!!! Bad mistake! I had to feel my way to the sink to flush my eyes because I coundnt see!!

 

[Mastermind]

I just did the fuel tank on my John Deere 1120. I used Dawn, and a 2' long piece of chain. Then I coated it with Red Kote.

Shaking that big tank for an hour wore my old ass out. lol

 

[angelo c]

We just recently replaced our 2008 Chevy HHR which now has 203,000 miles on it. I have done no repairs to this car other than routine maintenance such as oil changes, tires, brakes, headlights, wipers, etc. Never even changed the serpentine belt on it. The new car is a 2017 Chevy Cruze which has a tiny 1.4 liter turbocharged engine. It consistently gets over 40 mpg. I'm not all that fond of the car but when I note the average mileage, I quickly recover. Our 2002 GMC truck now has 150,000 miles and again just required routine servicing. Still use all three of these on a regular basis. My fourth vehicle is a 1963 Falcon which I just took out of service to save some insurance money. I'm going to sell it even though I've had it for 33 years. I just sold our 2000 Astro Van with 249,000 miles on it. We had that since 2003. Need space and cash... Anyone looking for a Ford Falcon in nice condition? $4000 and drive it home.

2dr ?
Pics ?

 

[fearofpavement]

2dr ?
Pics ?

The Falcon is a 4 door. Originally came with a 144 engine but has had a 170 in it since I got it in 1984. I haven't taken any "for sale" pics because I've never had it on the market.
My kids are adults now and none of them seem particularly interested in this vehicle so I am just planning to part with it. It's pretty much original and the body is very solid. It has almost no rust anywhere on it. I painted it in the late 80's with Imron paint. Car is robin egg blue.

 

[angelo c]

The Falcon is a 4 door. Originally came with a 144 engine but has had a 170 in it since I got it in 1984. I haven't taken any "for sale" pics because I've never had it on the market.
My kids are adults now and none of them seem particularly interested in this vehicle so I am just planning to part with it. It's pretty much original and the body is very solid. It has almost no rust anywhere on it. I painted it in the late 80's with Imron paint. Car is robin egg blue.

as they say...2 doors too many...

 

[fearofpavement]

as they say...2 doors too many...

Now you've hurt my feelings...

 

[Yukon Stihl]

I just did the fuel tank on my John Deere 1120. I used Dawn, and a 2' long piece of chain. Then I coated it with Red Kote.

Shaking that big tank for an hour wore my old ass out. lol

Seen a pic where they attached the tank to the tractor tire with a couple of ratchet straps,work 1/2 a day and repostion should take care of most of it.

 

[fearofpavement]

I've turned tanks on a real slow lathe too (if you have a big enough swing for the size of the tank.) Usually I just use BB's. I dump the fuel out into a kitchen strainer (the kind that looks like window screen) and put the bb's back in with clean fuel and keep repeating and shaking... This is for rust on a ferrous tank. For a chainsaw tank I would just let usage clean it out eventually...

 

[Bob95065]

I had a friend that had a rusty motorcycle tank that he cleaned up by putting bbs in it then he put the tank in a batt of insulation. Next he put the whole thing in a cement mixer for a few hours. The tank come out like new with no damage and no tired arms.

 

[heimannm]

If the old fuel has turned to varnish one of the water based cleaners, Simple Green, Purple Power, etc. will work wonders along with a piece of chain, BB's, assorted small nuts (8-32, 10-24, etc.) and shake, shake, shake. Repeat as needed. Tide or Dawn also work but the other cleaners seem to be more aggressive.

I have also resorted to turning on a spindle mounted in my cordless drill, I used blasting sand with small nuts for that one and it took hours but it came out pretty well. Red Cote when you are finished.

Mark