Re: RE:DML Fuel Tank Test

From: Jon Steiger (stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 10 1999 - 21:06:02 EDT


At 06:29 PM 6/10/99 , you wrote:
[...]
> It's also a good idea to flush out your fuel tank (remove and totally
>clean) every four to five years. This gets rid of all the buildup in them. I
>use diesel as my flushing agent cause it's not really flammable and any
>residual just burns up with the full tank of gas I put in afterward. I
>flushed my Shadow's tank (after 5 years) and it was disgusting the crap that
>came out of it. It only got Premium unleaded too!

   Do you have to do anything special to flush a tank, or is it as simple
as putting diesel in there, sloshing it around, and repeating until no more
junk comes out?

                                               -Jon-

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