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Re: Curing rusty H gas tank for the winter
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Posted by Mark on December 16, 2003 at 18:44:19 from (209.162.160.184):
In Reply to: Curing rusty H gas tank for the winter posted by Dave in CT on December 16, 2003 at 18:23:11:
I would flush out as much as you can from the bottom of the tank through the sediment bowl. i would not try to unscrew it, may break the tank and find it is rusted too thin to braze. I would throw on a cheap inline filter to the carb and keep a few on hand. Easier to repoke a wire into the tank and change a filter than dissasemble a carb for cleaning in a snow storm. The intake screen into the carb is not fine enough to stop particles that will clog a jet. Save the proper fixing for a nice warm sunny day.
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