For in built tanks there is a mob called fuel doctor , they can drain and vacume tanks on site , my brother in law is a out board mechanic , they use them built in tanks
Steve
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For in built tanks there is a mob called fuel doctor , they can drain and vacume tanks on site , my brother in law is a out board mechanic , they use them built in tanks
Steve
On my GQ, I used the drain plug to drain all the petrol(and possible water). Then you remove the drain plug screw completely and let the tank dry for few hours(or a day) or so. Then you can use a vacuum cleaner to get rid of any left over gunk. (And it's a good thing to not to put that petrol from the bottom of the tank back in the tank, even though it looks crystal clear, instead I used it for mower and generator)
With an LPG tank, i would empty it completely and then remove the tank first. Then take out valve plate. I did this on one of the tanks, but need to be careful. There may be some liquid gas left(yes, that means severe cold burns) inside the tank due to the refrigeration effect from gas hissing out of the tank.
I discovered it the hard way and luckily I was wearing gloves when liquid LPG poured onto my hands and feet. Before, I thought all it's needed is the pressure to keep the gas as a liquid inside the tank. Well, apparently, minus degrees temperature can do that too. All that happened because I let the last bit of gas to hiss out of the valve half opened, creating strong refrigeration effect,which i didn't have a clue about before. It was scary to see LPG liquid pouring out of the tank on to the floor, wondering whether I've suddenly ended up in Antarctica. This is probably one of the reasons LPG fitting stuff are highly regulated, requiring a license to fiddle with them.
Experience wise it was good, since there was no mishaps. Next thing was to clean the interior of the LPG tank for possible gunk, which I didn't do and instead reconditioned the exterior of the tank to look like new.(So, I could get it retested without tester complaining about the raggedy condition of the old tank).
May be somebody here can shed some light here about this, whether its' worth cleaning the inside of an LPG tank for any possible gunk build up??!!
It would be great to hear from an LPG techie here.
great post, thanks.
currently changing the filters etc before our big trip, and trying to replace our fan belt. Will take a spare just in case.
Going in convoy so hoping help at hand with the extra numbers