Hi Guys
I have a plane that has been standing for a couple of years, I need to know what is the best way to clean the tank of the old fuel and 2 stroke oil.
Thanks
Filipe
Fuel Tank - Cleaning
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Re: Fuel Tank - Cleaning
HI,
You need to think about this carefully. You cant afford to have loose dirt floating in the tank. I use neet unleaded fuel to dilute any two stroke that may have remained after fuel has evaporated. It may have become thick and may take a couple of rinses. You will also have to try pour the fuel out of the biggest opening, so best you remove the tank. I have had the problem before where there was a film that was stubborn and would not come off. If you have that problem let me know. What is the tank made of?
George
You need to think about this carefully. You cant afford to have loose dirt floating in the tank. I use neet unleaded fuel to dilute any two stroke that may have remained after fuel has evaporated. It may have become thick and may take a couple of rinses. You will also have to try pour the fuel out of the biggest opening, so best you remove the tank. I have had the problem before where there was a film that was stubborn and would not come off. If you have that problem let me know. What is the tank made of?
George
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Re: Fuel Tank - Cleaning
Hi George
Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure what the tank is made of, it is from a windlass trike.
Filipe
Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure what the tank is made of, it is from a windlass trike.
Filipe
Re: Fuel Tank - Cleaning
Polypropolene or Polyetheline, both are solvent resistant so MEK or Acetone can be used to degrease it.Filipe Rodrigues wrote:I'm not sure what the tank is made of,
The problem is with both that the plastic yellows with age and there is nothing you can do about that
Speak to Skidmark, he is an expert on plastics
Greg Perkins
Re: Fuel Tank - Cleaning
As Morph said, I used Acetone to clean the inside of my Windlass tank, works briliantly.
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Thanks guys, where can I purchase acetone?
Re: Fuel Tank - Cleaning
Any hardware store
pour it in, shake it around and pour out. Leave to stand empty for a while until acetone is evaporated. This happens fairly quickly
pour it in, shake it around and pour out. Leave to stand empty for a while until acetone is evaporated. This happens fairly quickly
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Re: Fuel Tank - Cleaning
Just some feed back, cleaned my tank out this weekend. Man you can't believe the amount of crap from the old fuel and two stroke that I removed. Thanks Morph for the acetone tip, worked brilliantly.
Filipe
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