Can You Use A Shop Vac To Clean Out Fuel Tank

• #5

Re: How do you clean out a gas tank?

What do you do with the gas?

I take about xxx gallons I need to dispose of

• #6

Re: How exercise you clean out a gas tank?

put out a proverb that says free gas it will disapear lol but really most relieve yards tin can tell you where to take information technology

Shife

Chief Piddling Officer

• #7

Re: How exercise you clean out a gas tank?

A large-enough siphon tube should get well-nigh of it out along with the gas. Once the tank is dry and smoke-free, you lot can use a shop vac to suck out the rest.

A used gasoline tank is never gratis enough of fumes to endeavour something similar that unless you lot're purging it with an inert gas. A shop vac and a empty gas tank is a expert style to finish upwardly in the hospital.

Diesel fuel tanks are much easier. Cutting a hole in the top (plastic or 'glass only), shove your arm in there and scrub, then seal information technology back up.

Bob_VT

Moderator & Unofficial iBoats Historian

• #8

Re: How practise you clean out a gas tank?

A large-plenty siphon tube should get most of it out forth with the gas. Once the tank is dry and fume-complimentary, you tin can use a store vac to suck out the residuum.

WARNING BAD Advice ^^^^

An empty 50 gallon tank has enough explosive ability to accident a house downward. You will not exist capable of making the fumes not explosive and the store vac was Non designed for explosion proof utilise. I simply practise not want to see anyone hurt.

Please trust me on this.

How and where is the tank mounted? What is clogging upwards the fuel filter'due south? What droppings are you finding? Information technology may be time to remove the tank and possibly replace it.

• #ten

Re: How do y'all clean out a gas tank?

Concord witih the above, do non use a shop vac! I accept restored several motorcycle tanks. I will usually drain information technology completely, fill/slosh/drain with soapy water 3-4 times. Then add a length of chain, make full with water, slosh (the chain helps break up any loose rust inside), drain a couple of times, so rinse several times with clean water. So I will use a shop vac to Blow air in to dry out it overnight in social club to prep for sealing. Later doing all this once (yes seven-8 total rinses with water), I went to weld a split seam. Most three seconds into the weld, in that location was a loud pop. It didn't explode, but it was enough to pop out a golf brawl sized dent on one side and scared the you know what out of me. Gas vapors are very difficult to completely eliminate from a tank.

Before replaceing it, is in that location a possibility of adding an inline filter correct at the pick upwardly?

• #11

Re: How do you clean out a gas tank?

because it's co2, you're trying to replace the fumes with an inert gas. As stated don't use and electric store vac.

Bob_VT

Moderator & Unofficial iBoats Historian

• #xiii

Re: How do you clean out a gas tank?

Cut the deck...... Remove the tank and properly make clean it out. Deck repairs are not that tough to fix..... based on the age that is the route I would have.

Shife

Principal Petty Officer

• #14

Re: How do y'all clean out a gas tank?

Then open up the tank where the float level is. This gives me nearly a 1 ane/2 inch opening......I was wondering nearly any products or techniques that might be useful under these circumstances. Every bit always...I really appreciate the responses. I Promise NOT TO Utilise A SHOP VAC!!!!!

We had to clean a bunch of sediment from bad gas out of a 40gal plastic tank on the family pontoon. Nosotros removed the level sensor and used coat hangers with lots and lots of newspaper towels, rags, etc.. Information technology worked well merely the shape of the tank forced every thing to a point just below the sender opening making it somewhat like shooting fish in a barrel to corral and remove the crud.

Warning: If you utilise a flashlight to peer inside the tank it must be approved for use in explosive environments. Many, but not all, lights fabricated past Streamlight, Underwater Kinetics (UK), and Pelican meet this requirement. The flashlight will exist permanently marked equally intrinsically safe on its case if it meets the requirement. For the dearest of God don't use a regular flashlight to look in a tank.

The rating that needs to be stamped into the example to use nigh fuels/fuel vapor is Class 1, Grouping D, Division 1. If y'all practise not see this rating stamped into the flashlight, don't use it near gas/vapor.

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• #fifteen

Re: How exercise you clean out a gas tank?

My 2 cents

Store VAC Gasoline

ARE YOU NUTS?

You will draw the fumes through the VAC motor, and Will ignite the gas

Smash !!!

Suck the gas out with your mouth you will live longer

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