Cleaning Old Tank
Discussion
First you need to look inside
Drain fuel and then remove level sensor and look inside
All good and shiney no rubbish = no need to clean
Bit of rubbish (dirt and rust loose) rinse and drain - refill and move on to mice damaged wiring
Lots of rusty metal - check carefully for leaks and thin areas - fill up with water and check for seam leaks - any leaks/thin areas get a new tank
As above but no leaks or thin areas - find local builder - borrow time with cement mixer and get a bucket of sharp gravel or road chippings
Chuck gravel in tank and blank hole of level sensor
Tie to cement mixer - rotate for a while and then empty gravel rinse - clean outside with wire brush - treat rust and the paint with several good coats of POR15 or similar and refit filling with fresh petrol
Example see below - not sure I'd use rocks or a cement mixer that let smoke out of the wires but it does illustrate the principle of removing the manual labour element of the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou1559CV1Ac
Drain fuel and then remove level sensor and look inside
All good and shiney no rubbish = no need to clean
Bit of rubbish (dirt and rust loose) rinse and drain - refill and move on to mice damaged wiring
Lots of rusty metal - check carefully for leaks and thin areas - fill up with water and check for seam leaks - any leaks/thin areas get a new tank
As above but no leaks or thin areas - find local builder - borrow time with cement mixer and get a bucket of sharp gravel or road chippings
Chuck gravel in tank and blank hole of level sensor
Tie to cement mixer - rotate for a while and then empty gravel rinse - clean outside with wire brush - treat rust and the paint with several good coats of POR15 or similar and refit filling with fresh petrol
Example see below - not sure I'd use rocks or a cement mixer that let smoke out of the wires but it does illustrate the principle of removing the manual labour element of the process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou1559CV1Ac
Edited by B'stard Child on Tuesday 25th June 01:14
CrispyMK said:
Where did you aquire this tank from, it all smells a bit fishy to me.
OMG SOMEONE ON PISTONHEADS IS TRYING TO CLEAN A STOLEN FISHY SMELLING TANK 
I HAVE TO STOP HIMThis is Genius and so typical for some of the PHeres but WHY?
Here you go Sherlock Holmes...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I'm not a member of the Spelling Police honest. I just couldn't resist that one though.
Good luck with the tank!
sickrabbit said:
oh and to by stereotypical PH
It's a bit fishy that you have been taking stereos out from already valued part ex car...
na na na na na....
Just to add context to this, I was told by the sales person it was fine to do this. It's a bit fishy that you have been taking stereos out from already valued part ex car...
na na na na na....
Good luck with the tank!
d for the only really constructive post i nthis thread...sickrabbit said:
onesickpuppy said:
Not sure about the fuel, but this'll help with the carp:
Carp was intentional - as to the rest I'm foreign and spell better than most... + what you going to do correct it...be my guest...Edited by onesickpuppy on Tuesday 25th June 12:23
sickrabbit said:
Oh and thanks to b'stard for the only really constructive post i nthis thread...
No problem - happy to help - had to find similar ways of recovering parts before when new ones were out of the question - parts avaliability for 1980's BMW much better that 1980's Opels I'll try not to thread jack this topic
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