[russty_2008]

how do u clean a rusty tank out ?????

[89_tintop]

I would remove it and take it to a radiator repair shop. . .

They usually clean them out (that's where we take tanks we need to clean at work)

[31zook]

pull it out, hose it out, then pour a cup of metho in the tank to get rid of the water then it should have cleared all the loose flakes out, but your prob's now in the market for anther tank.... i have one if you would like to buy it

[russty_2008]

ha ha cheers 31 zook but i have one off jas i got a while back and it been sitting around going rusty do u think just cleaning the fuel tank out and the jets in the carby and blowing the fuel lines will be enough to clear all the shit out

[want33s]

Remove the tank. Add 1 or 2 litres of petrol and a few handfuls of blue metal gravel and shake the fark out of it. Drain, rinse and rinse again.

[ajsr]

want33s wrote:

Remove the tank. Add 1 or 2 litres of petrol and a few handfuls of blue metal gravel and shake the fark out of it. Drain, rinse and rinse again.

x 2 or river sand works too

[Jccck]

ajsr wrote:

want33s wrote:

Remove the tank. Add 1 or 2 litres of petrol and a few handfuls of blue metal gravel and shake the fark out of it. Drain, rinse and rinse again.

x 2 or river sand works too

I recon C4 would work a treat too!

Or Easy Off BAM

[fordem]

There's a "slosh sealant" than can be used to coat the inside of the tanks - after you've cleaned it, prevents it from rusting again, and also seals any pinholes.

Here the radiator shops will usually have it.

[paulv]

I unbolted mine, gave the outside a hit with a steam cleaner, removed the pickup tube, removed the guage sender, removed the anti back flow device from the filler, then gave the insides a good going over with the steam cleaner too. Just poked the steam cleaner nosle in each orifice and gave and blasted whatever I could reach.
Put the pickup/sender back on.
Pumped it up with compressed air to pop out the dents. - That got the old ticker going.
Flushed it with some clean fuel.
Then flushed it with a few hundred ml of metho.
Chucked it back in the car, all good.