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Re: Clean a Diesel Tank
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Posted by RAB on January 15, 2006 at 02:58:06 from (195.93.21.6):
In Reply to: Clean a Diesel Tank posted by Keith-OR on January 14, 2006 at 14:22:53:
Remove tank, add stones, small pieces of scrap non ferrous metal, water and enough detergent to allow water to soak into the nest material. Agitate tank to allow your charge to macerate the material and then wash out thouroughly? Remove any large unbroken feathers
Not much problem with diesel tank exploding at low temps, BUT if ever any trace of gas has got in there .....so NEVER ever worth finding out!! So, no steel pieces of scrap, even.
I would probably clean it with a pressure washer!
Regards, RAB
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