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I've heard of folks using a metal chain but I'm not sure what they use for a wet ingredient? I'd try wd-40 or something like that...not too oily, then flush with some brake cleaner or carb cleaner. -Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Jeff [mailto:knowonelse@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 1:05 AM To: Type3 Subject: [T3] Gas Tank Cleanout I've removed all of the fittings from the gas tank and am ready to do SOMETHING to it. It has a lot of surface rust (I hope) on the inside and would like suggestions on how to scour it out without resorting to an $80 cleanout at the radiator shop. I have piles of metallic stuff I can put in there, but I am leery of using water as a liquid due to the amount of rust already in there. Rubbing Alcohol perhaps? Suggestions for a chemical to aid in rust removal would be good as well. In all my years of messing with VW's (since '78) I've never had to mess with a gas tank. Jeff '67 Sqbk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~