Can anyone recommend a place to have my gas tank cleaned out? I am about in the middle between greenbay, fox cities, wausau. Ive been googleing and flippin thru the ol school yellow pages all morn with little success.
Find a radiator shop that's been in business for a long time,,they can clean and repair your tank. HRP
Interesting thing I have experienced. I called around to a few shops in hopes of having my fuel tank cleaned up. The majority of shops responses are NO not going do it, get a new tank, click.....I had 1 shop say they'd hook me up. Not a bad price quote either. cleaned tested and sealed for most $150. Had another shop say, yeah we can do it.....but how about you do it yourself, get some mauriatic acid slosh it round dump rinse repeat till clean and seal. I just thought the last shops answer was rather surprising as to the current economic climate of this area. I would think a shop would jump on the opportunity to bring in some money. Oh well.
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Although the guys advice about the muratic acid is sound, avoidsealing your tank at all costs. The ever changing gasoline formula will wreak havoc on any kind of "liner" you put in there, and it will come off and plug up your fuel system. A new tank is the obvious fix, but if that is a 64 Falcon, they can be very hard to find. If your doing a resto, clean the tank as stated, but fix any problems from the outside, and leave the inside of the tank raw. If your not restoring, consider an aluminum or plastic fuel cell. I would recommend one with a sump, especially if your plan includes an electric fuel pump. If you decide to work on your tank, you can get an add on sump to gain the benefits of having one, while keeping the stock appearance on top. The key here, is do it once, and not have to keep fixing your fuel system everytime you want to enjoy your car.
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