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old

02-22-2006 20:34:55




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I have a problem with rust in a gas tank. Heres what I'm thinking about doing and want to know what you guy think. Put in another tank for a little and fill the tank with rust with oil then run the machine for a little and then drain the rusty tank. Will that help???
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JT

02-23-2006 06:00:45




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to old, 02-22-2006 20:34:55  
Unless you have some muratic acid or something like that to clean the tank and then have the ability to seal the tank, I would take it to a radiator shop, they can clean it and seal it for you. Our local one will get about $50-60.00 to do that. Normally you will get back a clean, sealed tank. The only drawback is that noramlly if you have a pretty paint job, it will take the paint off and will have to be repainted. This way, there is no hassles of getting it right and you only have to take the tank off once, and it is done!

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kestrel

02-23-2006 05:44:26




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to old, 02-22-2006 20:34:55  
I just removed and sealed a very rusty and leaking (at the seams) gas tank off my 1956 Case. I used a complete 3-step kit from a company called POR15 and followed their 3 step instruction. I worked great, so far anyway. Not cheap at around $50 but comes with a strong cleaner and metal etcher, an essential step if any sealer is to work right.
I added the optional link here for them. If no luck, just search Google under "gas tank sealer" .
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Billy NY

02-23-2006 05:41:25




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to old, 02-22-2006 20:34:55  
I know smaller compact tanks are easier to deal with when using some sort of aggregate or medium to knock the rust off ( I like crushed stone, easy to get back out ). It works well if you put the tank on spin cycle somehow, allowing the abrasive material to roll around the entire interior surface, then using a tank seal system, that will bond well with the prepared surface. As many have recommended, installing a high screen on the sediment bowl, the part that rises up into the tank, will not allow settled rust particles to clog the entire screen. Best to get it cleaned and sealed, I assume the main cause of this is condensation, when the tank is not full.

Someone posted this rust remover on another board, it looks promising, know nothing about it though, it looks like you can recirculate the substance and also re-use it like a partswashing solution. If the page does not open, a valid dealer code is RCS15, entering that will get you there. Just took a look at this myself, but again know nothing of the product, maybe someone has heard of it or tried it and can comment.

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Jerry/MT

02-22-2006 21:07:02




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to old, 02-22-2006 20:34:55  
I think you'll get a little rust out, old. But as soon as you fill it with fuel, the oil will disolve in the gas and the rust will still flake off. I heard of several people taking the rusty fuel tank our, putting some chain or a bunch of old bolts in the tank, jacking up the rear of the tractor and chaining the tank with the bolts in it to a rear wheel. They then started up the tractor and put it in gear, allowing the wheel rotation to bang all the bolts or chain around the tank and scrape out the rust. They then used a tank sealer on the tank to prevent it from deteriorating any further.
I know this sounds a little bizarre, but the idea does make some sense and the guy that posted it claimed the inside of the tank came out clean. I would think you could only ise this techniqueon an unbaffled tank as the baffle in a baffled tank would like be damaged by this method.

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hayray

02-22-2006 21:25:15




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to Jerry/MT, 02-22-2006 21:07:02  
Everything Jerry said is will work, but I would strap it to a cement mixer instead, that is a lot more controllable. Then you clean it out with MEK soulution and then coat it with Red Kote. On one tank I used mauratic acid instead of using the nuts and bolts before I used RED Kote, either way worked for me. You aint gonna fix it unless you take the tank off and do it right.



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old

02-22-2006 21:10:45




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to Jerry/MT, 02-22-2006 21:07:02  
Guess I forgot to say the tank is a so and so to pull off and I want o not have to remove the tank to clean it up



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Jerry/MT

02-22-2006 21:15:13




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to old, 02-22-2006 21:10:45  
Guess you could drive it around a bumpy field with some chain and bolts in it and they would scrape the rust off that way too. I'd put a filter in the fueline though to keep the carb clean.



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Jerry/MT another though

02-22-2006 21:19:47




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 Re: Rust in a gas tank in reply to Jerry/MT, 02-22-2006 21:15:13  
You might get some of that phosporic acid stuff and pour it in the tank. It turns the rust to iron phospate and that suff is pretty hard. You then might want to put that tank sealer stuff on it. They also make a kit to do what you want to do and it's about $50-60 buck I think.



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