Not advisable to use a shop-vac or anything else that creates sparks around a gas tank, even an empty one. Unless it has been purged, there is always the chance of fumes igniting explosively. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:26 PM Subject: Re: Gas tank out. How to remove debris from tank? (searched)
> Hi Doug. > > I have no idea how old tank is. Inside looks grey with speckles. > (speckles may possibly have been what I thought was debris) > > I pulled it last night to do the hose/seal thing and because I'm > installing long coolant lines for my engine conversion. The tank is > outside on the bench now and there is surface rust (earlier post > warning other air cooled owners) on area where warm air tube runs > over tank > > Pics: > > > Any tips on cleaning this debris out? I'll blow on the fuel outlet and > > > return steel lines and maybe a shopvac and/or a rag on a stick, will > > > get some of the debris out, but if there's a better way, I'm all > > > "ears"! > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > |
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