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Gas tank cleaning machine.....

[h=2]Gas tank cleaning machine.....[/h]Hes been cleaning his tank by hand and has now got a gas tank cleaning machine. Never go to war with a dirty tank.
 
Just something to gently slosh some solvent or something around inside. I was thinking like a teeter totter, or maybe a little gas tank swingset, maybe just a board that goes up and down on one end. Fill it half full with some solvent, some kind of small chunks of something abrasive, turn it on, come home to a shiny clean tank.

I went to the local second hand store to see what they had.

Eureka!! I have found it.

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A little toy rocking cradle, just the right size for a gas tank...

And does anyone know why Photobucket isn't working lately?
 
Yeah, that would work. I don't have one of those. Because it's a quad, and quads suck.
 
Photobucket is on it's ass, so now new pics. Got the motor hooked up to rock the cradle, need some kind of a track for it to rock in so it doesn't slide all over the place. Then just find my old tank hole plugs or cut a new set, and go find some kerosene.

It will need some better hardware eventually, but just to see how it works my home made stuff will be fine.
 
Someone told me a story about taping a tank to the solid rear axle of their pickup truck and going for a bumpy drive..
 
Im sure it works, but I don't have room for a clothes dryer in the shop and I'm not doing a gas tank in the laundry.
 
i don't think a tank fits in a dryer. i tried mine (after my wife left for work). it did fit in my cement mixer.
 
Eli69 said:
i don't think a tank fits in a dryer. i tried mine (after my wife left for work). it did fit in my cement mixer.
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You must have a huge tank or a tiny dryer. :)

By the way, I thought I got an email stating Photobucket was up and running. Never mind, still down.
 
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This thing is running fine now. Windshield wiper motor, tank rocking back and forth, kerosene sloshing around inside. Need to go get some pumice or something to give it a little tooth to scrape the rust off. I'd use aquarium rocks but they sink, need something mildly abrasive that floats in kerosene. Any ideas? Does pumice float in kerosene?
 
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