Cost me $300. Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 5, 2022, at 9:12 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > This was common in the generator and stationary engine business, too. Not > cheap, but did the trick in keeping fuel supplies clean and stable. Cheap, > really, when you consider the cost to replace 10,000 gallons of diesel every > few years. > > -D > >> On Aug 5, 2022, at 8:49 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Fuel Polishing. They leave the tank in place. This process was created for >> boats where the tank is difficult to remove. I had it done on my Adenauer. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Aug 4, 2022, at 8:11 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> So I found about the only remaining old time radiator shop around here and >>> took the gas tank over to see what they would charge to clean it out. It’s >>> got a bunch of sediment in the bottom which I guess is rust and/or varnish >>> flakes. It was an old timer there that could barely get around but he is >>> still at it. Anyway he said he could do it but it would cost anywhere from >>> $3-500 and take a couple of weeks, said it would be very time consuming. I >>> don’t want to spend that much on it. My alternatives as I see it: take it >>> to a car wash and power wash it out best I can, then strap it to the >>> tractor, get some sand and water mixture in it. Seal it up and start >>> driving around the back 40. When I determine it’s perhaps clean, get the >>> sand out etc. >>> >>> I guess other option would be to try to find a tank that is not rusted but >>> most likely all of them I have would be the same unless a diesel tank would >>> work. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
