| Re: [GMCnet] Gas tank cleaning up date. [message #323132 is a reply to message #323093] |
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midlf
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Registered: July 2007
Location: SE Wisc. (Palmyra)
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USAussie wrote on Fri, 01 September 2017 07:05Steve,
Being that I am a lazy bastard I just brought the tanks out of The Blue Streak to Redi-Strip here in Sydney and for $400.00 I got
them back with absolutely no rust in them!
I have a flexible borescope I used to check ever nook and cranny and found NADA!
Unfortunately one of the tanks has more holes in it than Swiss cheese so I am not sure how to proceed.
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
-----Original Message-----
From Steve Southworth
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Gas tank cleaning up date.
I tried the "scrub it out" method using hardware (washers and 1/4-20 nuts). It did a fairly good job. Problem is getting the
"stuff" (rocks or hardware) out after it's done it's job. I have one spare I'm still trying to get the hardware out of. I work on
getting the hardware out when I feel I can tolerate the frustration for a while.
Rob - agree on chemical strip. After my resounding success using hardware I took the rest of the tanks to a local rust stripping outfit. They came out exactly like yours. Ten years ago it only cost me $100 each.
As to the Swiss cheese I would take it to a radiator repair shop and see if they can close up the holes. Then POR the insides and chassis saver on the outside. If they are just pin holes the two coatings may be enough.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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