Cleaning the fuel tank!

[mrardente]

After having issues with fuel for awhile I have finally decided to take the fuel tank off and clean it. Whats the best way to do this to make sure I have done it right the first time. The gas tank is already off, I was going to hose it down to see how much I can get clean. Would I be better off taking it somewhere to have it professionally cleaned?

Also the fuel pump is only 6 mo old. I have pumped alot of slug through it, would it still be good or should i just change it out while I'm there

Any help would be awesome

[Mike B]

This is a good thread that details the restoration of a gas tank using POR products. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19034&highlight=fuel+tank+restoration

If you do a search you'll probably find others as well.

-Mike

[sblake01]

If the fuel pump is still working it will be fine. Jjust make sure you clean the inlet screen before you reuse it.

[bilede]

I pulled mine and took it to a place called readistrip after hours of trying to clean the sludge out with solvents which did cut it but I spent $30 on solvents and was no where near clean yet. readistrip cost $85 and it was as clean as a new tank. took off paint, rust, sludge, everything down to clean bare metal. I am sure there are other chemical strippers around in different cities that do same thing but this is supposedly a "greenie" chemical for what its worth..