[AJD] Revisit to an old topic...FUEL TANK CLEANING.

Tue Aug 24 08:15:42 PDT 2010

HI Garrell,

Having had the tank cleaning job on may antique outboard engines over the 
years, I can tell you that what has worked for me is to first empty and 
remove the tank.  Then put several handfuls of nuts and bolts into the tank 
after removing the outlet fitting and plugging that with a pipe plug.  Then 
use Spic N Span and hot water.  Shake this mess around as vigorously as 
possible and then let it sit for as much as 24 hours, shaking it 
occasionally.  Next, empty out the solution and the n;uts and bolts.  Wash 
the tank out with more hot water and empty.  Look in the tank and you should 
find it clean right down to the bare metal.  If any gunk remains, the repeat 
the process.

Once satisfied, then slosh some denatured alcohol around the tank and empty. 
Don't wait too long before adding fuel, so that rusting can be avoided. 
Hope this helps!

Bill Salisbury
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gdombaugh at 1kms.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:38 AM
Subject: [AJD] Revisit to an old topic...FUEL TANK CLEANING.

> Good morning Gentleman:
> I for the most part have been a silent observer of this list
> for many years and have learned much in the process.  Thanks
> to you all...
>
> I have also read many opinions and preferences to the
> problem
> I am about to attack of cleaning the sludge and varnish like
> crap out of  my fuel tank on my 1944 JD "A".   Unfortunately
> I can not find those old emails now that I need them.  My
> first inclination was to drain all the old fuel and pour
> about one gallon of carburetor cleaner in the bottom of the
> tank and let it set for a day or two.... followed by a good
> flushing with clean gasoline. Is there a better opinion out
> there that you would suggest ???
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Garrell Dombaugh
> Andover, KS
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]
> On Behalf Of Mark Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:59 AM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: Re: [AJD] New addition's
>
> Well, you have to start somewhere. I wouldn't worry too much
> about the MF
> magneto -
> unless that's the reason it's only hitting on one cylinder.
> With the
> multi-piece radiator shell,
> cooling system leaks aren't unusual; as long as none of the
> pieces are
> warped you should be
> able to put it right.
>
> On your A with the hand-stamped s/n: can you tell for
> certain whether the
> overstamped
> number is the same as the original? From the picture, I'm
> not sure that it
> is - I see what
> looks like '8 2 3' underlying the '3 4 8' that is
> hand-stamped.
>
> Mark J
> '40 H
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eric Walter" <eric at facspro.com>
> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [AJD] New addition's
>
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Thanks--
>> Not running very well right now. Seems to be firing on one
> cylinder only
>> also possibly a stuck valve. Need to fix some cooling
> system leaks. And
>> its
>> got a massey ferguson Mag on it.
>>
>> Added some more pictures to the site--
>> Also my project tractor
>>
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mark Johnson" <mark.s.johnson at pixius.net>
>> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 1:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] New addition's
>>
>>
>>> Eric:
>>>
>>> That is a pretty nice looking unstyled B. Someone has
> already put a good
>>> deal of work into it.
>>> I trust that it is running...
>>>
>>> Mark J
>>> Wichita, KS
>>> '40 H (_not_ running)
>>>
>>> Maybe I will get some time to work on my H this fall...my
> school schedule
>>> is
>>> rather more limited
>>> than it has been, and I still haven't found a
> cotton-picking (or any
>>> other
>>> kind of) job. Since summer
>>> school ended, it has been too hot to even think about
> going out to the
>>> tractor shed after about 7:30
>>> in the morning - average high temp 97.5 degrees in
> August, worst day 108.
>>> Normal average high
>>> is about 91 for August.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Eric Walter" <eric at facspro.com>
>>> To: "Antique John Deere list"
>>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:05 AM
>>> Subject: [AJD] New addition's
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jacob and I had another fun (long but short) weekend
> together!!!
>>>>
>>>> We started by heading to Benkelman Ne for and auction
> Saturday they had
>>>> a
>>>> 28 D listed in the sale bill so we had to check that one
> out. Jacob
>>>> wants
>>>> to add a D to the new collection. We got there and I
> immediately knew it
>>>> was a typo -- should have been listed as a '48 -- big
> difference.
>>>>
>>>> Prices were all over the place -- Jacob didn't get a
> good bid that day.
>>>> I
>>>> was screwing around and ended up with a Hand Start A
> from an unknown
>>>> year
>>>> due to what appears to be a hand stamped serial over the
> original for a
>>>> hundred bucks.
>>>>
>>>> Sunday was a different story--- to the other end of the
> state at Waverly
>>>> NE -- no D's but a few B's and an A on steel or partial
> steel. Also a
>>>> wanted addition to the Barn. So the barn got a little
> more crowded this
>>>> weekend with the addition of my A and Jacob's 1937
> Unstyled B with rear
>>>> steel
>>>>
>>>> I've rearranged the website that I've created for our
> "Green" since the
>>>> last post but you should be able to find your way.
>>>> Of course there will be more pictures later from the
> unloading and
>>>> moving
>>>> to the farm.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ponyexpressinn.com/jacob.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Have a look.
>>>>
>>>> Eric - ? A
>>>> Jacob - 43 B
>>>>            37 B
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