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CLEANING OUT A RUSTY GAS TANK

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FARMIN RED

08-25-2003 10:50:42




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I WOULD LIKE TO USE MURATIC ACID TO EAT THE RUST OUT OF THE GAS TANK THAT I HAVE. IT IS A 17.5 GALLON GAS TANK. SHOULD I USE THE ACID FULL STRENGTH? HOW MUCH SHOULD I USE AND OF WHAT PURPORTIONS? THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE IN ADVANCE




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Andy Martin

08-25-2003 13:39:53




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 Re: CLEANING OUT A RUSTY GAS TANK in reply to FARMIN RED, 08-25-2003 10:50:42  
Don't know what full strength means because most all acids consumers can buy are cut, typically 30%.

If you have 98% acid I would cut it to 25% or 30%. Always by gently pouring acid into water. Use rubber gloves, face shield, and rubber apron as a minimum.

I don't like acid in the gas tank. It is hard to neutralize without re-rusting a little. And you can always have a little acid left under scale behind the baffle which you cannot tell is there. I have cleaned lots of them by putting an inline fuel filter in the gas line and keeping the sediment bowl cleaned out. The more you run the tractor the less sediment you get out until the sloshing of the gas has cleaned the tank. Have started with really gunked-up tanks and made working tractors out of them.

By a working tractor, I mean one I will drive ten miles to a field, work all day and drive back with no other way to get home. You don't do that if you are afraid it will stall out or get hot and make you walk.

You also have an excuse to run the tractor to clean the tank.

P. S. What to do with stale lawn mower gas? Blend it into a Farmall tank. You'll never know it was put in the tank and it is an environmental friendly way to get rid of old gas.

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rustyfarmall

08-25-2003 16:53:14




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 Re: Re: CLEANING OUT A RUSTY GAS TANK in reply to Andy Martin, 08-25-2003 13:39:53  
Muriatic acid is hydrochloric acid which has been cut with water, use the muriatic acid full strength.
The muriatic acid will disolve all rust and scale, and will rinse clean with water.
The tanks I have cleaned using this method were so gunked up that no fuel would flow into the sediment bowl, so could not clean them the way you describe.



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rustyfarmall

08-25-2003 13:33:48




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 Re: CLEANING OUT A RUSTY GAS TANK in reply to FARMIN RED, 08-25-2003 10:50:42  
Use it full strength, 2 gallons will be enough, put the cap on, put a pipe plug in the bottom hole, and slosh around a bit. Be extremely carefull that it doesn't splash out. You might want to devise a way to support the tank in variuos positions and let it sit for a few minutes, then turn the tank another way and let it sit that way for a while. Works very well.
One other precaution, have a garden hose with water turned on within easy reach, just in case.

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