Rusted Gas Tank

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usncorpsman
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Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2006 5:10 am
Car: 02 S15 Silvia
13 Ford Raptor

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ok....my 89 240 has been sitting in a shop for 2 months...ive been waiting and waiting on them to finish the swap...so now that we are finally down to the final stuff... i have a rusted gas tank.... and i have a walbro 255lph going in...this guys telling me i dont wanna do that cause itll mess up the fuel pump... which makes since...so... he says we gotta replace the tank... cant find one anywhere...so i need to know either A. Where to find a new gas tank? cause weve searched and searched with no luck...or B. how to clean this one out? cause im really starting to get pissed... it doesnt take 2 months to do a friggin motor swap... so any help is greatly appreciated!!!


sssrdub
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Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:17 pm
Car: 1971 Datun 510
1978 Datun 510

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Clean it with acetone....

itsnever2fast
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Joined: Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:42 pm
Car: 1990 S13 HATCH SR20DET REDTOP

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remove the tank and take it to a radiator shop like radiator hospital and have it cleaned and treated, they will coat it inside and out with this rubbery stuff, we used to have the done at the shop i worked at works great


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