fuel tank dipping/cleaning

[1mustard]

hi all, does anyone know where i could get a fuel tank dipped/cleaned i appreciate that it may have more holes than a teabag after, but there is loads of rust in it, and it kept blocking the fuel filter on my previous car (thus konking out!), or a very good diy solution, i need to get it sorted for my latest car, i am in essex, so would like to find somewhere fairly local, cheers.

[David W.]

I did mine two fillups ago, and it is as clean as the day it was made. It's not difficult at all.
I went to a radiator shop to see if they dipped tanks, and they said they don't even dip radiators anymore. Here in the US, the pollution controls were just too much to deal with.
I used the POR15 system. I had a lot of crud in my tank.
The kit will probably cost less than it would cost to have the tank dipped.
http://www.por15.com/CYCLE-TANK-REPAIR- ... info/CTRK/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ4gXwU4B_s
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS PRECISELY. Including waiting 3 days for the sealant to cure before putting gas in. You can do the clean out and prep steps in a couple of hours, but the drying out before the sealant is critical. All told, you can easily do the job in a day, then wait the 3 days to cure.
When you put the sealant in for the final step, it is about the thickness of motor oil, and only about 1/2 pint, so let it flow into every nook, cranny and crevasse.
Look into the hole where the sender goes, and you can see the filter on the end of the pickup line. If you stick a wood dowel or something into the fuel line, you can maneuver the filter a little bit to keep it from getting plugged with the sealant.

[1mustard]

thanks, i will look into that, cheers.

[bmcecosse]

Just buy a new tank..........

[1mustard]

i will if you pay for it!!!

[JOWETTJAVELIN]

Should've seen this thread myself.

[1mustard]

Hi David, just to let you know i did use the por 15 system you recomended, fairly straight forward and effective it would appear, from what i can see of the inside of the tank it looks effective, just waiting for the car to come back from the painters, then the rebuild begins, but thats another job i can tick off the list, thanks for the tip.

[David W.]

It was easier than I had imagined. Glad it went well.