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goterdone

11-17-2005 03:14:56

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Old tractors and rusty gas tanks seem to go together. I had rust in my old H that was giving me fits. Plugging up filters. Heres what I did. I removed the sediment bowl from the gas tank and screwed a pipe nipple and hose into the bottom of the tank.PUT OUT MY SMOKE ! AND ALL PILOT LIGHTS! Then I poured in 4 gallons of gas and let it drain thru a filter into a 5 gal can.I reused this gas about 3 times to flush the tank. Before I replaced the sediment bowl i installed a piece of copper tubing 11/2 in long into the top of the sediment bowl inlet that fits into the tank and drilled some 1/16 in holes in the sides of the tube.This stops the big stuff as it settels to the bottom. Once in a while I get out the syphon hose and vacuum the bottom of the tank maybe a half gallon into a filtered container and dump it back in. Did this about 10 hours running time ago and no problems. Oh YA Im really cheap so I even poured the filtered 4 gal. back in. WORKED FOR ME.

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Slappy

11-17-2005 05:36:04

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to goterdone, 11-17-2005 03:14:56

Goterdone,

Good strategy in my opinion. I usually clean and seal my gas tanks first thing. Not for the frugal-minded, however, as it costs about $50/tank. I like the POR-15 system better than the Eastwood Company PVC-base system. Both work really well, but you have to buy acetone and muratic acid extra to use with the Eastwood product, and the POR product leaves a nice even silver color in the finished tank, whereas the Eastwood sealant leaves a lumpy white coat that yeallows with use. Some people have advocated a product called Red Kote, but I have never been able to find it.

I really like the idea of the copper extension you discussed (you still get sediment even in a sealed tank). Can you elaborate a bit on how you made it? Do you tap the fuel bowl casting and thread the copper? What size holes seem to work best in the copper tube?

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goterdone

11-18-2005 02:28:26

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to Slappy, 11-17-2005 05:36:04

I used a short piece of 1/4 in copper and just tappered the end on the grinder to make a snug fit. It fit tight enough that I felt it would stay. I like the idea of the screen but not to fine as to move the plug up to a even worse spot than the sediment bowl. When I said I vacuumed out the bottom of the tank I meant to say by using a rather large syphon hose. Start the flow, then run the suction end over the bottom of the tank and around the bowl inlet. I ran this into a filtered container and reused it. if you have time to wait for the crud to set to the bottom of the container befor you pour it back thats even better. GAS,TANKS & FUMES scare the $^%@ out of me as I knew someone killed by accidently cutting a empty 55 gal. drum with a tourch. the drum had been used for gas at some point and must of had just enough in it to make fumes. Always have a good ABC fire ext. in your shop. Wont stop an explosion though.

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chuck holland

11-22-2005 11:44:17

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to goterdone, 11-18-2005 02:28:26

i took a power washer inside of tank it had about 2 inches of crap in the bottom,took the sedament bowl out of tank washed several times than vaacumed it out, taped 1/8 pipe in top of sedament tube put a 1/8 pipe niple in the threads and never had any more trouble.

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russ hamm

11-18-2005 04:58:32

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to goterdone, 11-18-2005 02:28:26

thanks, slappy for clearing that up and for the great information. i get asked about what to do about rust in gas tanks all the time.seems like winter storage with little gas in the tank in a dirt floor shed causes a lot of it.

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El Toro

11-17-2005 07:48:33

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to Slappy, 11-17-2005 05:36:04

Here's the web site for the Red Kote. I see they have it listed. Toll free number 1-800-868-4326 Hal

http://www.tifco.com/Catalog.html

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RustyFarmall

11-17-2005 06:15:02

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to Slappy, 11-17-2005 05:36:04

I did something very similar on my M, only I used a short piece of steel brake line. I drilled the inlet of the sediment bowl just so the steel line would slip in, applied some JB weld to the lip of the inlet and then slid the pipe in. I also attached a fine mesh brass screen to the top of the added steel line, it is secured with JB weld also. It has held together for better than 3 years.

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russ hamm

11-17-2005 10:36:40

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to RustyFarmall, 11-17-2005 06:15:02

that does sound good, the only thing i would caution about is did you say you vacuumed it out?this isnt a good thingon a gas tank as the vapors will ignite on some going through the electric motor. had heard of a conventional vacuum exploding this way luckily without injury, are wet vacs different?

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El Toro

11-17-2005 13:02:17

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Re: rusty gas tank cure I HOPE in reply to russ hamm, 11-17-2005 10:36:40

I used a vacuum cleaner too. I did it outside
and it did a good job. Hal

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