Re: [DML] Need tank cleaning advice

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Buy a new tank. This is what mine looked like:

http://www.delorean.co.uk/pictures/DCP02229.jpg

I don't know what they cost in the US, but over here the cost made it easier to buy a new
tank. We couldn't figure out a way to clean it - that crud is like tar!

Martin
#1458

deloreanfl wrote:

> Hello group,
>
> I decided to completely restore the items in my gas tank. In my
> arsenal I have a new pump, new hoses, new pickup screen, new boot and
> cover..etc.
>
> I removed the tank baffle and cleaned it. As I began to inspect the
> inside of the tank, I wasn't surprised to find lots of crud at the
> bottom. But I hadn't stop to consider the best way to actually remove
> this flake-like crud. (looks like rust particles, even saw a small
> leaf!)
>
> Anybody got any suggestions that worked for them?
> Thanks
>
> Eric
> Dunedin, FL
> VIN# 5557
> ericp@xxxx