laquer thinner will cut the gunk. remove the tank, pot the thinner in it,
slosh it around every hour for about 3 weeks and it will come clean as a
whistle. OR you could take it to a radiator shop and have them clean it out
in the hot tank.

s

"T. McQuinn" wrote in message
m...
I am in Cincinnati beginning my 4th day on generator power - all of 3500
watts, but I'm damn glad to have it. This is a generator that my father
bought in 1978. We tested it when it was new, then it sat unused until two
years ago when it was given to me. After a carburetor rebuild and an oil
change it runs decently. It has a 5 gallon external fuel tank that I would
love to use (instead of needing to fill the internal tank every 2 hours).
But it had gas sit in it for 28 years. It didn't even smell like gas and
it poured like a thick varnish. Does anyone have an idea for an easy way
to clean that sucker? Would swishing a bit a gas around in it loosen up
most of the junk or would I be better off using something else, maybe
kerosene or diesel?

Tom