Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
Try the vinegar or maybe another acid again but this time put a chain in there and shake it about. Should help dislodge some more stuff. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 27, 2022, at 6:05 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am not happy with the results of vinegar cleaning. All of the big chunks > are out but still has a coating of rust and/or varnish. It seemed to be clean > at first but perhaps not. Anyway, I bought a kit that contains a cleaner for > the varnish and/or grease, then a rust cleaner, then the coating. Can a > coating be used on these tanks? It has a vent line that runs from the tank to > the filler neck, and the vent line from top of tank to the connection at the > bottom. All the videos and instructions I have seen talk about clearing these > and are accessible with a screw driver or what not to make sure the coating > does not seal up these connections. On this tank there is not a way to get to > them. Maybe I can blow some air into the vent connection before it sets up > and clear that one. What about the vent in the filler neck? There is not > really a way to get air or anything else to it as far as I can tell? > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
On Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:39:08 -0700 Jim Cathey wrote: > On Fri, 28 Oct 2022 21:06:32 -0600 Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > > On Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:07:04 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > > Before: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead.jpg > > > After: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead2.jpg > > > Pool o' Death (after): > > > http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/poolodeath.jpg > > > > My browser says, > > > > The operation timed out when attempting > > to contact formicapeak.com. > > The relay site was down for awhile, probably for maintenance. > Should be back up now. Yup, 'tis. Thanks, Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
>> Before: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead.jpg >> After: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead2.jpg >> Pool o' Death (after): >> http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/poolodeath.jpg > > My browser says, > > The operation timed out when attempting > to contact formicapeak.com. The relay site was down for awhile, probably for maintenance. Should be back up now. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
On Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:07:04 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Before: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead.jpg > After: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead2.jpg > Pool o' Death (after): > http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/poolodeath.jpg My browser says, The operation timed out when attempting to contact formicapeak.com. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
The hardest thing with a fuel tank is going to be suspending the anode inside the tank... -Curt On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 05:07:52 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > How much washing soda does it take to electrically remove the rust from a 20 > gallon tank? A handful. Not that much, really. You are just trying to make the water conductive, the electricity does all the work. I think I used a cupful in the kiddie wading pool in which I de-rusted the Hercules engine head. Before: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead.jpg After: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead2.jpg Pool o' Death (after): http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/poolodeath.jpg -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
> How much washing soda does it take to electrically remove the rust from a 20 > gallon tank? A handful. Not that much, really. You are just trying to make the water conductive, the electricity does all the work. I think I used a cupful in the kiddie wading pool in which I de-rusted the Hercules engine head. Before: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead.jpg After: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/genhead2.jpg Pool o' Death (after): http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/genset/poolodeath.jpg -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
On Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:51:11 -0400 mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > I just had a thought (belatedly) on the rust issue. > How much washing soda does it take to electrically remove the rust from > a 20 gallon tank? > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-WGJHI9eag That's what Jim Cathey does. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Sealing a 116 gas tank
On 2022-10-27 18:04, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I am not happy with the results of vinegar cleaning. All of the big chunks are out but still has a coating of rust and/or varnish. I just had a thought (belatedly) on the rust issue. How much washing soda does it take to electrically remove the rust from a 20 gallon tank? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-WGJHI9eag Oven cleaner would do a nice job on varnished fuel residue. But I'm not sure how easy it would be to flush the solvent out. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
