D14 Gas Tank

Good Morning
The D14 I am working on has been sitting for a few years. What about the gas tank?

A good rinse with gasoline? I see that there are refurbishing kits. Not sure the best path to take.

Thanks .... remember I am a novice at all this. Speak elementary LOL.

You can get a variety of "fixes"... depends on what the tank looks like inside, massive rust, just some crud, holes in the bottom ??

I jack up one side of small tractor, strap the questionable tank to the raised wheel, throw in a hand full of crushed stone, start the jacked up tractor, put it in 1st gear and let it rotate for about 1/2 hour. Then put in reverse for another 1/2 hour. Unstrap tank, remove whats left of stone, rinse out dust and debris with clear water, blow dry with compressed air then coat inside of cleaned tank with muriatic acid. When all the above is completed and tank is dry, I coat with "Red Coat" tank sealer. I have used this process on several tractor and lawn mower tanks and not had any problems. Good Luck

Once you inspect it inside you can decide the best course of action. In general, a good rule to follow is: If it's solid, but just full of gunk/rust, do a good clean but DON'T put a liner it it. If it's leaking from pinholes or around a seam, you have nothing to lose so put a liner it it, but make sure you do your prep work right. Loads of problems have been caused by folks putting in liners that have started to degrade after a few years - usually because they didn't strip it/clean it thoroughly enough. When they start to degrade, they plug up every part of the fuel system and you have to strip the liner out, which is a complete nightmare.