I bought a 12v stainless steel pump at harbor freight and some hose, a
two ft length of copper pipe, a big water filter cartridge system and a
cheap spin on diesel filter and assembled a fuel filter. My biggest
problem was getting around the built-in baffles in the tank. When I was
done the tank leaked like it had been shot with a 12 gauge!


Garland Gray II wrote:
This winter I plan on removing my stainless steel fuel tank, so this is a
good time to clean the inside.
I figured I'd take it somewhere that does this sort of thing...steam it out,
I thought. The place recommended by my local fuel distributor said he would
just use a pressure washer, cold at that, and that I could do that as well
as he.
Now, maybe he is thinking of a 10,000 gal tank which is somewhat larger than
what I'm dealing with. Same principles would apply, but he'd have better
access than I will thru the little clean-out hole.
Anybody have experience with this ? Any suggestions ?

Good ideas Jeff and Gordon, but since the tank is coming out, I'd like to
just blast it out and drain it.

"Garland Gray II" wrote:

Good ideas Jeff and Gordon, but since the tank is coming out, I'd
like to
just blast it out and drain it.

Find someone with a Steam Jenny.

Lew

"Garland Gray II" wrote in message
...
Good ideas Jeff and Gordon, but since the tank is coming out, I'd like to
just blast it out and drain it.


I did just that in late 2002 on my cruising cat. In early 2003 I went on a 3
month cruise and halfway through the diesel stopped. Managed to flush out
the fuel lines and kept it topped up and got home. When it was taken out and
a large inspection hatch cut, the comment was that it was unbelievable how
much garbage was in the bottom of the tank. I'd suggest an inspection port
so you can see if it is truly clean.
I'd put in additives and kept it full to prevent contamination, but I had
bought it second hand a few years earlier so who knows before that.

Peter HK