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willshak

on 9/18/2008 6:37 AM said the following:
On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:40:12 -0500, dpb wrote:

ransley wrote:
...

Clean OK, but the gravel must be cleaned itself as gravel is dirty,
either way he has a mucky mess, gravel would scour the walls

'Pends on where it comes from but wouldn't be hard at all to rinse of a
small pretty small amount.

Scouring the walls is the idea--never thought of it, but actually it's a
pretty nice idea if the tank is rusty. Don't think it would matter much
for one that is simply varnished over the solvent of choice.

The tank is always rusty! Especially one that sat for 28 years. The
problem is you can't see the rust because it's on the underside of the
top portion. That's where moisture condenses and the metal is not
protected by gasoline.

If you have a lighted dental mirror, take a look in any old metal gas
tank. There's rust.

The OP never said this was a metal gas tank. It could very well be a
plastic gas tank, even in 1980.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
in the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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