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RE: [oletrucks] Cleaning rusty gas tank

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Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Cleaning rusty gas tank
From: Don Kasbohm <milw8170@dmci.net>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 23:10:33 -0500
The Gas Tank cleaning kit that is sold in the Eastwood Catalog comes with a
short piece of chain, I believe.

Don Kasbohm
'59 GMC 100 V8

>Sounds like it would work quite well!  The motorcycle tanks have lots of
>little nooks and crannies that you would have to use a very small chain on,
>so I would stick with the small hardware there if I could, but on auto tanks
>I think it would be a good way to go!
>
>Gordon
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of tcape
>Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 6:36 PM
>To: Oletrucks
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Cleaning rusty gas tank
>
>
>A few months ago, someone on the list mentioned using a chain to clean the
>inside of a rusty tank.... rather than nuts and bolts, etc.  The chain is
>easier to get out when you're finished.
>Tom Caperton
>'47 2nd 3100
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gordon and Debra Tibbs <tibbers@earthlink.net>
>To: Bret Nemeth <ChevyPickup@mindspring.com>; oletrucks@autox.team.net
><oletrucks@autox.team.net>; CLLLSLS@aol.com <CLLLSLS@aol.com>
>Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 10:01 AM
>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] And more questions about cleaning rust from inside
>of tank
>
>
>>Gotta agree with Bret......drop the rpm's as low as you can.  If you can
>>find some deburring media (the stufff they use in vibratory deburring) that
>>would likely work, but failing that, we used to use assorted nuts and bolts
>>to do much the same thing on antique motorcycle tanks.
>>
>>Gordon
>
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>
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