I punted that one -- new tank from NTG. It's only money. Underneath
that stuff I found rust anyway. But mine's a TF. The TA may not be so
easy. -Curtis
On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, tedgantz wrote:
> Does anyone have a suggestion for getting a large build up of varnish
> out of a TA gas tank.
> My tank sat with gas in it for twenty years before I bought the car. I
> then discovered a hard sediment coated the inside of the tank. Filling
> the tank with laquor thinner for a week as turned the hard coating into
> a rubbery consistency, about 1/4 inch thick which clings to the walls of
> the tank. Since the tank has at least two baffles in it there is no
> access to most of the tank interior. Only completely disolving the gum
> with some solvent would seem the only way to remove it. The material
> would come out with a power washer except the baffles in the tank block
> access. The laquor thinner may eventualy disolve it if left for several
> months.
> Does anyone have a suggestion?
> Ted
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