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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: decaman on February 15, 2012, 10:27:31 PM

Title: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: decaman on February 15, 2012, 10:27:31 PM

What is the best/safest/cleanest method of removing the old petrol from an 80 CJ's tank?

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: willo on February 15, 2012, 10:30:14 PM

be feckin careful, and remember its the fumes that are the dangerous part. An empty tank is way more volatile than a full tank

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: decaman on February 15, 2012, 10:43:11 PM

What's the best way or is it to pay someone else to get blown up?

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: Nosebolt on February 15, 2012, 11:16:08 PM

to what end?

if to just clean it the more fresh petrol will normally do, but have also used something with a higher evap like thinners to rinse then left an airline in it for a few hours to blow out the fumes

if you need to work on it (weld it) the fill it with water and leave it full while you weld it.

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: wildwood on February 15, 2012, 11:31:49 PM

Empty out tank and put 1 bag of dry ice in .

Dry ice will evaporate and remove all fumes and dangerous shit.............. :icon_twisted:

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: Bishops Finger on February 15, 2012, 11:39:57 PM

Did someone say Uriah Heep concerts...??? :hysterical: :hysterical:

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: decaman on February 16, 2012, 06:04:52 PM

Diluting it with newer juice probably best. Just old petrol, nothing too sinister in it, that I'm aware of. Cheers.

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: Dutch on February 16, 2012, 06:09:59 PM

Are these petrol additives like Redex any good to clean tank, fuel system, carb etc...?

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: wildwood on February 16, 2012, 06:33:35 PM

Best to ditch old fuel cos it goes like varnish and change fuel filter and use injector/carb cleaner....... nothing worse than a spluttery old carb on a motorway :jpshakehead:

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: decaman on February 16, 2012, 11:01:18 PM

So how would you go about that? Procedure, disposal, etc.

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: wildwood on February 16, 2012, 11:12:22 PM

Best to remove tank and drain into old bucket for use as firelighter :icon_biggrin: at next bonfire at the bottom of garden

Title: Re: Removing Old Petrol Advice
Post by: decaman on February 16, 2012, 11:14:43 PM

Ha!! Like it, neighbours, not so much.