Don't hot tank your gas tank - it will eat up the galvanizing

Posted by Russ on Monday, April 30, 2001 at 4:50PM :

In Reply to: Re: Gas Tank posted by Tex on Monday, April 30, 2001 at 3:40PM :

Hot tanking uses strong caustic soda which will take every bit of galvanizing (zink) off your gas tank. The galvanizing is what keeps your tank from rusting, so that will cause it to fail quickly. The best method is to pour in some ChemTool carburetor cleaner with an assortment of small nuts, bolts, etc. and agitate the heck out of it. Gas Tank Renu and similar processes are also good. Lots of luck.

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