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Al,
For what it is worth this is how I cleaned out an old Healey gas tank like
what you have described.
Drained the tank and removed and stripped off everything except the fuel
pickup which isn't removable but has a mesh screen on the end. Once the
tank was dry I flushed with a garden hose then added a vinegar solution and
a length of chain and with some assistance shook the tank so the chain
would scour the inside surfaces. Flushed with water and back flushed the
pickup tube. Hydrochloric (Muriatic) acid is very effective on rusty iron.
The problem is neutralizing the acid when done to stop the acid attaching
the iron. Water won't do it. Vinegar is easier to handle, neutralize and
dispose of. Heat up the vinegar solution for a little added punch if not
getting the job done.
Install a good inline filter preferably between the tank and the fuel pump
to catch any residual debris.
Hope this helps... Harold
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 2:28=E2=80=AFPM Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> I am in the process of reviving a car that has sat for several years. The
> gas tank was partially full of old gas, which when pumped out brought out=
a
> lot of rust. As such, I am thinking I will be needing to clean out and
> restore the inside of this tank.
>
> Do any of you have experience with any of the gas tank restoration kits o=
n
> the market? If so, please share your experience of using it and how it
> performed over time.
>
> I'm sure others will offer other opinions, such as 'just use muriatic
> acid', 'just use vinegar', 'just use Coca-Cola', etc... - So, I'll bite: =
If
> you have actually used something other than a commercial kit, please shar=
e
> those experiences, too!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Al,<div><br></div><div>For what it is worth this is how I =
cleaned out an old Healey gas tank like what you have described.</div><div>=
<br></div><div>Drained the tank and removed and stripped off everything=C2=
=A0except the fuel pickup which isn't removable but has a mesh screen o=
n the end. Once the tank was dry I flushed with a garden hose then added a =
vinegar=C2=A0solution and a length=C2=A0of chain and with some assistance s=
hook the tank so the chain would scour the inside surfaces. Flushed with wa=
ter and back flushed the pickup tube. Hydrochloric (Muriatic) acid is very =
effective on rusty=C2=A0iron. The problem is neutralizing=C2=A0the acid whe=
n=C2=A0done to stop the acid attaching the iron. Water won't do it. Vin=
egar=C2=A0is easier to handle, neutralize and dispose of. Heat up the vineg=
ar solution for a little added punch if not getting the job done.</div><div=
><br></div><div>Install a good inline filter preferably between the tank an=
d the fuel pump to catch any residual debris.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope=
this helps... Harold</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 2:28=E2=80=AFPM Al Fuller <<a href=3D"mailto=
:alfuller194@gmail.com">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:=
1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"msg-570239333030=
6093803">
<div>
<div>I am in the process of reviving a car that has sat for several years. =
The gas tank was partially full of old gas, which when pumped out brought o=
ut a lot of rust. As such,=C2=A0I am thinking I will be needing to clean ou=
t and restore the inside of this tank.</div>
<div><br></div><div id=3D"m_-5702393330306093803signature_old" style=3D"cle=
ar:both"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Do an=
y of you have experience with any of the gas tank restoration kits on the m=
arket? If so, please share your experience of using it and how it performed=
over time.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm sure o=
thers will offer other opinions, such as 'just use muriatic acid', =
'just use vinegar', 'just use Coca-Cola', etc... - So, I=
9;ll bite: If you have actually used something other than a commercial kit,=
please share those experiences, too!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Thanks in advance.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>Al Fuller<br>714.335.0248 Mobile<br></div></div></div=
></div></div></div><div><br></div>
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