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<span>Jim Adney wrote on 8/12/18 2:39 PM:</span><br>
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<pre wrap="">Do NOT let anyone talk you into any kind of rubberized or plastic coating
inside the gas tank. Phosphate coatings are okay, but the rubber ones will
clog passages in there that you'll never be able to clear.</pre>
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I talked to several Radiator shops within an hour of my location. Every
single one of them recommended <a
href="http://damonq.com/TechSheets/Red-Kote.pdf">Red Kote</a> for my gas
tank. It appears to be a rubberized liner. I explained to them that i
wanted to avoid rubberized or plastic coatings. They all scoffed. And
then proceeded to sing the praises of Red Kote and how in 25-35 years of
using it, they have never had any returns. And that when done
correctly, there was virtually no chance of clogging the tubes. They
nearly all said that without coating the gas tank, i would be wasting my
money to have it cleaned. <br>
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All but one that is. Who is no longer in the coating business, but
offered to power wash the inside of the tank for me. He said i can add
an inline filter. And while not as effective as coating the tank, it
would work.<br>
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All that being said, are there additional passageways inside the tank
besides the inlet and outlet that i need to be aware of?<br>
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Would just having it cleaned be sufficient? If so, they all said they
use Muriatic Acid to clean out the tank. Is that something i can just do
at home?<br>
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>matthew n stanfield<br>
<a
href="https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipPqRcekj92sbXCe9IrgSHHA8N87kYm-n2Mb-04U">1970
VW FastBack</a><br>
Mansfield, OHio<br>
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