gas tank ?

[mighty]

I am getting a new plastic 6gal gas tank gor my boat. My question is can I restore/ clean up the other metal gas tank i have. The shop said it has deposits that are clogging the carb.

So should i keep it and clean it up or just throw it out.

Thanks

[grubby]

Mighty you can clean it up. there is some stuff that I used on other metal gas tanks on motor cycles and small engines. it has two parts one that gets rid of all the rust and trash out and then you put the coating in that seals the tank its a silver color. you have to remove everything from the tank to use the stuff. And after that you have no more problems. I'll try and findout the name brand I don't have any right now so not sure of the name.

[Barnacle Bill]

Clean it out and install a 10 micron water seperator/filter between the tank and the primer bulb. You should have one anyway if you have to run ethanol gas like we do.

[luvjign]

Mighty you can clean it up. there is some stuff that I used on other metal gas tanks on motor cycles and small engines. it has two parts one that gets rid of all the rust and trash out and then you put the coating in that seals the tank its a silver color. you have to remove everything from the tank to use the stuff. And after that you have no more problems. I'll try and findout the name brand I don't have any right now so not sure of the name.

You might be talking about this http://www.instantop.com/CyclePage/Kreem.htm

Looking at the cost of this product, it depends on how bad you want to restore that metal tank. I've used this before on an ATV tank. It works great, BUT, you gotta follow the instructions exactly. It's a 3-part kit that 1) removes the rust, 2) etches the tank so the liner will adhere, and 3) lines the tank. The only reason I did this is because I wanted to keep the original tank.........a new one cost much $$$$$. JC Whitney has it, also.

Hope this helps...

[stinkies daddy]

you can also dump a crap load of bb's into the tank and shake it over and over and over and over, or most small engin shops will do it for you and minimal cost


Big

[luvjign]

you can also dump a crap load of bb's into the tank and shake it over and over and over and over, or most small engin shops will do it for you and minimal cost


Big

Yep, that's kinda what I did with the rust-ridder part of the kit...........I got a double hand of old nuts, bolts, washers, etc.......and gave it a good continuous tumbling ever once in a while. It'll definately make the rust turn loose.

[grundan]

plastic cans are cheap, to me its not worth the time and expense to fix the old metal can. you still run the risk of not putting the "fix it stuff" in the metal can correctly and your no better off.

[crappiechappy]

Toss the metal can. Why risk motor damage when the plastic containers are so cheap? Just my $.02.

[SMITTY 58D]

I like the plastic ones because of the cost, but mostly because I'm lazy and if I dont have to do any upkeep on something I dont.

[luvjign]

Don't know if they're all made that way, but the red plastic was transparent enough that allowed you to see your gas level (at least in daylight). That was one of the features I liked.