Gas Tank Funk

[emcpowell]

Anyone got any ideas on getting the funk out of the bottom of the tank. By funk I mean a little surface rust and some debris. Any ideas would be greatly appreicated

[waffenampt]

Sompeople did a good article on electrolysis on here for removing rust. Also POR 15 makes a cheap 40 dollar kit that incleds marine clean to get the varnish off the bottom of the tank, metal ready to remove the rust and also sealer to seal the tank. I called the POR 15 company and found a local dealer here in NY. Was a short 25 mile ride for a cheap 40 dollar tank sealing kit well worth the money for a bad condition tank.

[Court93kat]

Usually the electrolysis is used for a pretty rough tank. If you just have some surface rust and debris, I would pull the tank, remove the petcock and fuel level sensor and flush with a little fresh gas. Once the debris is out, use the POR-15 kit per the instructions and never worry about rust getting into your carbs again. Like mentioned above, relatively cheap kit compared to never having rust clog your carbs again and never having to worry about your tank rusting out on you.

[emcpowell]

Thanks Court
You seem to have the right answers. Very light rust in tank. Plus a little debris. Is the POR 15 hard to use. Thanks again for the advice. Waff thanks for your input also. You have to love the place. So much knowledge.

[waffenampt]

The POR 15 kit depending on what you buy. I bought the kit with marine clean, metal ready , and the tank sealer. Although I havent used it yet im guessing it will take around 4-5 days for the whole process of cleaning the inside of the tank metal ready and sealer. The sealer takes awhile to harden like 4 days I think. You can log onto the POR 15 site and read the directions there they have all the stuff right there.

[kat_kitten]

why, I did a write up! =)

http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=99665

[emcpowell]

Kat what an awesome write up, Thanks