I think I got it all out. I ended up just running water out of the hose alternating between the fuel sender and the main hose connection while holding the tank up shaking it while the water flowed out of the filler neck. Now I think I will dump a bottle of rubbing alcohol in it to try to remove the remaining moisture
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 17, 2022, at 2:28 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I’m in the process of cleaning out this 116 450 fuel tank. The first step > was I took it down to the carwash with the sender and screen out and power > washer it. Next I reinstalled the sender and screen, duct taped the hose > connections, and filled the tank with 10 gallons of vinegar. The plan was > leave it sit in one position, rotate it around the next day so all areas get > soaked. I planned on doing this over the course of a week but it ended up > sitting around for 3 weeks. Today I am continuing with it. All of the vinegar > has evaporated at this point which is not what I had intended. Installed a > new unloader valve on my power washer and now it works so I proceeded to > power wash it. For the most part the inside looks great now. There is some > stuff sliding back and forth at the bottom I need to flush out and got most > of it I believe but there is a really large solid chunk of rust/varnish/who > knows what that is way too big to come out and some smaller chunks that also > will not come out. > > What do you think the next step should be? Just leave them in there or go > with a second dose of vinegar, or perhaps something stronger to try to > dissolve these chunks? > > 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
