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Re: Best way to clean gas tank? Now a sloshed tank.

To: "PAsgeirsson" <Pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Best way to clean gas tank? Now a sloshed tank.
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 13:42:52 -0700
Cc: "David Woerpel" <dwoerpel@wi.net>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <20030905040415.40963.qmail@web80506.mail.yahoo.com> <003301c373bd$196b9540$6664640a@internal.vgl.ucdavis.edu> <3F58AF90.5090402@wi.net> <003c01c373c6$a7878060$0300a8c0@office>
Paul,

Why not try to run a piece of twisted steel cable or an old speed 
cable in a drill and use do the roto-rooter thing on it.

Gerard

At 8:59 AM -0700 9/5/03, PAsgeirsson wrote:
>OK, guys.  How is this best done?  I've got a car here with a cleaned and
>"sloshed" gas tank.  Only problem is, the slosh has the pick up tube glued
>to the tank bottom. Gets about enough gas through to idle!  No pick up
>screen on this one so poking a hole in it with a screwdriver isn't an
>option.
>
>Called the radiator shops and they just groan when I say what's happened!
>Cost run is about $225 to $240 to boil it with caustic, cut a hole in the
>tank top and scrape out the residue, and weld it back up.  That's right in
>the new tank price range, so unless you have some favorite BBQ sauce to boil
>in it, what would my options be?  Anyone have experience with this?
>
>Later, Paul A

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