I would not recommend using an electric vacuum cleaner to clean out a fuel tank. This issue was discussed about a year ago.
Most electric vacuum cleaners have a brush type motor and brushes arc. If you have flakes it is best to bite the bullet and overhaul the tank properly. Someone in the past sloshed it as a quick fix and now problems are starting. Bill To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:34:30 +0000 Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Is anyone there? I guess everyone is at the EOC. Wish I was. Started the Coupe today and had no oil pressure (sat for 3 months). guess i'll do the old oil filter prime trick I have read about. Any better methods? Trying to figure out what to use to cover up the dash(I removed all but the essentials)and now need a way to cover the holes in a nice fashion. Here is my questions of the day. 1. My header tank seems to have a crack in the edge / seam under the bracing strap. Can you use a tank epoxy to repair it or ?????? .I would rather not take it out. 2.One of my wing tanks has what looks to be a sealing agent inside. It has curled up.Can I drain the tank and remove it with a shop vac.....it looks loose. I did use a heat gun ,from a distance to help peel the military stars off the wings.Worked ,but left a lot of the glue on the wing. What is safe to use to get that off. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_BR_life_in_synch_062009
