[NoVa-Corvairs] Saturday Meeting

[Daniel Goldberg]

Ron,

Last summer I refinished the tank in my '65 with stuff from Clark's.  I think they sell all of their chemicals together in a single kit.

daniel



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Curtis Shimp" <clshimp at juno.com>
> To: novacc-list at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Saturday Meeting
> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:51:11 -0400
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> Ron:
> 
> Some people clean and recoat the tanks themselves.  My neighbor was in
> the restoring business.  He would flush out all the organic residue and
> then rattle an old chain around inside to loosen up any rust.  Then he
> would coat the inside with a purchased product.  I am not sure where he
> got his coating material but Eastwood sell it.
> 
> Curt
> 
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:31:29 -0400 rvtum at aol.com writes:
> > Curt,
> >
> > L.D. convinced me on the kerosene approach.  I'm going to start the 
> > treatment tonight with the liquid wrench and I'll see how it goes for a 
> > couple of weeks worth of soaking.  I'll keep you posted.  On another issue, 
> > I've called 3 different radiator shops to see if they would boil my NOS gas 
> > tank for the 64.  Two declined due to insurance restrictions and the other 
> > wouldn't touch it.  I'm going to try one more shop in Manassas that my 
> > brother-in-law told me about tomorrow.  Does anyone have any 
> > recommendations? If I have no luck, I have 3 quarts of Marine Clean on hand 
> > and plenty of gravel.  I guess I'll give it a shot this weekend.  If I can't 
> > get it clean enough I'll have to bite the bullet and get a new tank.     Ron
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: clshimp at juno.com
> > To: novacc-list at corvair.org
> > Cc: ldbrent at aol.com
> > Sent: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 7:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Saturday Meeting
> >
> >
> > Ron:
> >
> > Don't forget that L. D. and I removed the spark plugs from the '65.  L.
> > D. suggested you put kerosine in the cylinders and keep refilling them if
> > they empty.  You maybe able to use a ATF funnel to add the kerosine
> > through the spark plug holes.  It would help if you could add some Liquid
> > Wrench type fluid to the kerosine.  What helps is something that lowers
> > the surface tension of the kerosine to help it creep down around and past
> > the rings.  Liquid Wrench has this sort of additive in it.  It may take
> > weeks to get results and possibly you may never be able to loosen them
> > this way.
> >
> > Curt
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