Posted by Will Herring on August 05, 2014 at 20:32:36 from (50.106.242.243):
In Reply to: Gas Tank Cleaning? posted by John_PA on August 03, 2014 at 19:44:47:
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Actually when I went out to shake this up again last night I ran it with my pound of nuts and bolts by hand for a good 20 minutes, and stopped every 3 to 4 minutes to put the shop vac on it for about a minute and let it suck out the crap that was floating airborne in the tank. I tell ya what, I plugged that filter bad enough to have to clean it out 3 times in just one session last night. About 20 minutes is all I can muster to shaking that thing at a time and keep twisting it in the air and getting everything to spin around within the tank (I think I'm out of shape! Or just dumb!).
Also picked up a small container of 2000 zinc BBs on the cheap. Figured I'd try tossing them in there as a last attempt to roll something around to knock any lingering crap off, then I like the idea of using some WD-40 inside the tank (after I swish it out some with some gas or diesel for any loose crap, and after I blast it out with some more air/vaccuuming).
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