Posted by Marty from MN on September 23, 2009 at 18:56:24 from (70.59.83.115):
I've been fighting rust flaking off the inside of the gas tank on my M since I got it running last spring (was sitting for a few years when I bought it). I've had to drain the tank and clean out the sediment bowl and fuel shut off about 5 times this summer.
I've talked to some people about lining the tank. No one that I talked to has ever had good results with lining a tank. I've tried pressure washers and a chunk of chain rattling around on the inside of the tank.
Has anyone ever split the tank on the seam and done a thorough cleaning, then bolt the two halves back together? Seems to me that splitting the tank would be the hard part.
Any other thoughts on how to get the rust cleaned out?
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