[T2] Good News- inspecting/cleaning a gas tank in place.

[Al Brase]

Good to know. Pulling the tank is a PITA. For several reasons.
Al

On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 7:56 PM, MUTS <muts at verizon.net> wrote:

> No need to pull the engine- I had a blockage issue on a trip to Ohio from
> NJ and limped home blowing air up into tank line using a Tee I installed on
> the road to unblock the inlet pipe to filter- large pieces of a plastic
> film from a coating a PO had used and peeled off the tank walls and laid
> over the outlet pipe.  Once home I did this:  Drain tank. Cut the wall over
> the tank level gauge with a dremyl disk and take out the gauge.  Stick a
> shop vac line in there to BLOW out the tank with air and it will evaporate
> the gas.  Same trick I use to flush out a septic tank to climb in there
> (after pumpout) and check/clean the root- blocked sewer inlet.  Drop a led
> light into the tank and inspect at night using a a mirror glued to a wire.
> I found pieces of this failed coating and used the vac with a flex propane
> line taped to vac end. The vac used extensions so it was at least 20 feet
> from me.  Flex line wails like a banshee with air flow, use ear
> protection!  Sucked up all the pieces, and have had no problems since.  I
> kept the the Tee so I could blow up air in there if needed.
>
> MUTS  = Michael's Ultimate Thumb Saver oboe, clarinet support
> 93 Chevy Roadtrek 210P
> 78 VW Westfalia Camper
>
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