Hi Kevin,
I would seal many of the holes and force air into the top and force it out
the bottom. You can drop an air line into the tank to reach various parts of
it. Let the air do the job, it will also help to dry it.
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin McNelis" <kmcnelis@nmsu.edu>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 05:47 PM
Subject: Gas tank
> Here's a new one. I took out my gas tank to put in a new gasket at the
> sending unit. Shipwright's set in, I decided to "slush out" the tank with
> the kit from Moss. Step 1 is the cleaner to remove all the old sludge,
> varnish, etc. BUT HOW DO I DRAIN IT OUT? I followed the instructions,
> covered all the holes except the filler neck. put in the quart of stuff
> mixed with a quart of hot water, sloshed it repeatedly at hourly
intervals,
> waited 24 hours. I can drain a lot of the cleaner through various holes,
> the vapor tube, the exit pipe for the gasoline proper, even the hole for
the
> sending unit, but I can't completely drain the damn thing no matter what.
> My next door neighbor thought I was a nut standing there holding the tank
in
> all sorts of attitudes, shaking the shit out of it!
>
> Suggestions before I do the etching and coating?
>
> Kevin
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