Phillip
After you drain them using Pauls method why don't you take them out of the car
completely, along with the connecting pipes? It's a bit more work but it will
get them safely right away from your paint stripping activities - remember even
after you drain them there will still be some fuel vapour left inside. Taking
them out will also give you access to the inner mudguards (sorry, fenders!) for
cleaning etc. You might even want to clean up and repaint the tanks like I did.
Vic Hughes
Phillip Sprules wrote:
> Morning all......
>
> The stripping of my SIV Alpine continues with great gusto. I wish I could do
> this full time :-)
>
>
> Now for today's problem. I have begun to strip the paint using, inter alia,
> a hot gun. Unfortunately, the petrol tanks are still full and I really don't
> wanna go to the great garage in the sky just yet.
>
> Are there any draining plugs on the tanks ?(I looked briefly last night and
> could not see any, and there do not appear to be any in the parts manual)
>
> Could I not find a break somewhere in the fuel-line and pump some compressed
> air through the tanks ?
>
> Remember, there is no wiring left in the car .....
>
> Regards
> Phillip Sprules
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