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Old 03-11-2014, 10:04 AM   #15
Growley bear
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Default Re: Cleaning a Gas Tank

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Originally Posted by ronn View Post
If youre just worried about fumes-either run water through it and then dry it out with a shop vac or just use the shop vac to blow it out with air.
You might be surprised at what's in your tank...............
at the very least, shine a light around the inner base to see what you are working with.
The voice of experience and seven stitches in my left eyebrow and much water under the bridge says that just running water through your tank won't help. Also using a vacuum cleaner with electric motor is likely to cause things to get very exciting, not a good idea with fumes in the tank.
The OXYGEN MUST be removed from the tank. I removed my tank and took it to the radiator shop to be boiled out.
Use caution as a gas tank is a BOMB if not handled properly. Good Luck on your repair. Some times on these repairs the hard way is the easy way.

Chet
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