[SEL] gas tank help

[Richard Fink Sr]

Tom did you try putting some lacquer thinner in it. I would try about 
a gallon and cover or close up as tite as you can let sit a day and 
see what you have.

R Fink
PA



At 05:46 PM 6/17/2010 -0400, you wrote:
>My kerosene tank under the Famous engine has 100 years of gunk in it.
>Probably a good 3/16 inch layer on the bottom side.  The only access 
>is  thru a
>1 1/2 inch pipe flange adapter on one side at one end.  The  tank is 9 tall
>x 13 wide x 40 long.  About 1/3 from each end is a pipe  going from top to
>bottom and is where the mounting bolts go thru the tank to  hold in place.
>So, putting a chain in it and sloshing around does not work  due to the thru
>pipes getting in the way.  I can put a long scraper thru  the pipe flange
>on the end and scrape lots of nice gunk!  I can only scrape  from one side to
>the other and for a distance down length of a few inches.   The gunk is
>pretty dense and hard from all the years.
>
>What I am thinking about doing is to cut a hole on the top side in the
>middle about 3x3 to access the tank.  I believe with this I can scrape the
>majority of the tank bottom and up the sides an inch or so.   After 
>doing that,
>then use gas/etc., and some rocks/nuts//chain, I can then  rock it for a
>while and get most of the junk scraped out.  Having this  access hole would
>ensure getting all the cleaning parts out.
>
>Next make a new cover, JB Weld with pop rivets.  Next put in tank  sealer
>everywhere.
>
>Anyone ever done this or have a better idea?  The gunk in the bottom  is
>starting to give me running problems.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tom  Schmutz
>Concord,  Va.
>germoamer at AOL.com
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