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polarbear 
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 Topic: diesel fuel tanks
Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 4:41pm |
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got a real nasty fuel tank on my d-15 diesel Put vineger in it then flushed it out with hot water still a mess
Any ideas short of removing it and having a radator shop boil it out
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dawntreader74
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Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 6:08pm |
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had a bad tank on a truck' used some lacquer thinner; broke the crap up an washed it out' old fuel can get like dog poop;
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j.w.freck
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Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 9:29pm |
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bendix carb.cleaner worked on mine.....
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HD6GTOM
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Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 10:25pm |
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When you get it cleaned up, put a new cap on it.
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DaveKamp
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Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 8:45pm |
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I think the most serious challenge of this question is "Take it off"...
Removing the tank, IMO, is the key to getting the best tank-cleaning possible.
I remove tanks, cover up the holes, put three handfulls of old bolts, nuts, and washers in the tank, then put it in my tumber (stuff styrofoam and cardboard around it tight, and strap it in with rubber hook-straps) and turn the motor on... the hardware drags around the inside and loosens up stuck stuff. With some thinner petroleum product, it'll break the goo=factor down substantially... after a few iterations, the come out shiny clean.
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Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest.
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injpumpEd
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Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 7:50am |
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E-85 works great as a cleaning solvent to cut the old crap fuel. Seems better then straight methanol, or straight gasoline. Must be the blend, not sure why, but it works great, and is cheap. Just have to be very careful, since it's very flammable, and it stinks bad!
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210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers!
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:00am |
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If you don't have a tumbler, you can strap the tank to the back wheel of another tractor and go for a ride. Another alternative would be let it ride around in the back of a pickup.
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