Rychu Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Hello Folks, after sitting in the garage for the last 17 years I'm guessing that amongst other things the petrol tank willrequire cleaning. Is this correct and what is the best way of doing this?Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegt6 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I have recently done this very thing...Mine had sat for about nearly 14yrs...the last 4 being dry. I thought just pouring some petrol in and giving the tank a good proper shake and emptying, then again...then again would be enough. NO, it was not....and my tank was/is in good condition. I still had fine rust bits in filter immediately after each start up.Get on the Frost website and buy the tank lining stuff, along with marine clean and metal prep - about £60 for the 3 (3x 1L)Tank is now totally mint inside and fuel is crystal :) Well worth the time & money imo.Recommend using forced hot air to dry tank FULLY before prep and lining.HTH'sS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rychu Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Thanks for the help Steve.Is this the stuff: http://www.frost.co.uk/por15-basic-car-tank-repair-kit.htmlRichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oil_on_the_carpet Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Pop a pint of rust removey stuff in tank, drop in a couple of handfuls of gravel. Shake vigourously until bored.Wash out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6Craig Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I used some phosphuric acid bought from eBay. Sufficiently cleaned and etched ready for a can of tank sealant sloshed around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisW Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I used electrolysis to clean my tank out, worked great! Basically just filled it up with water, 2/3 cups of daz washing powder, anode dangling in tank connected up to a car battery charger. All rust attracted to the anode away from the tank itself. Left it sparking clean. I then promptly filled it with distilled water to clean out further, then topped up with petrol to stop it rusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 7112 wrote:I used electrolysis to clean my tank out, worked great! Basically just filled it up with water, 2/3 cups of daz washing powder, anode dangling in tank connected up to a car battery charger. All rust attracted to the anode away from the tank itself. Left it sparking clean. I then promptly filled it with distilled water to clean out further, then topped up with petrol to stop it rusting. Done the same, good results.RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rychu Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 7112 wrote:I used electrolysis to clean my tank out, worked great! Basically just filled it up with water, 2/3 cups of daz washing powder, anode dangling in tank connected up to a car battery charger. All rust attracted to the anode away from the tank itself. Left it sparking clean. I then promptly filled it with distilled water to clean out further, then topped up with petrol to stop it rusting. Thanks for all your replies.I'm tempted to give this a go.Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 9325 wrote:Thanks for all your replies.I'm tempted to give this a go.RichardHave a look at my Tiger thread, page 5.RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rychu Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 242 wrote:Have a look at my Tiger thread, page 5.RRHello RR,I must be really thick as I cant figure out how to search for a particular thread. I can do a word search but this doesnt bring it back.Are you able to send a link?ThanksRichard (also RR :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRooster Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 http://www.sunbeamtiger.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1043&start=0bit on page 9 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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