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Topic: D14 Gas Tank

Posted By: AllisD14
Subject: D14 Gas Tank
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 10:11am

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.

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Posted By: RedHeeler79
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 12:18pm

You might ask your local Radiator shop… they used to clean and flush out gas tanks (with acid, i assume) and apply a red epoxy type sealer inside that worked really well. Haven’t seen any like that for a while, but I’ve had good luck with it before. Also ask if it Will damage the the paint (if you don’t plan on painting the tank)…

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 12:40pm

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

Look inside. If it has some rust, but appears SOLID... what i have done is put a pound of bolts and nuts inside with a gallon of diesel and slosh it around to get the loose stuff loose and drain.. Do it a couple times and what success you have... At that point, some will do a "SEALER"... all i did was put an inline filter on the outlet and change it out a couple times............. That worked on a Backhoe that had set for 12 years..

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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 1:33pm

I wouldn't do a da** thing until you get a small flashlite, close one eye and LOOK in the fill hole !! You assume there's something wrong with it and it may just need a good soapy power washing and rinse with clean water. It might need a light sandblasting thru th drain hole and fill neck. LOOK FIRST.

Posted By: only AC orange
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 1:41pm

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

Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 1:51pm

remove tank from tractor

remove filler cap

remove gas gauge

NOW you can put LED light into filler hole and look through the gas gauge hole

while it's apart, replace cork with 'synthetic cork', say from a car/truck gas tank.

i've heard miserable tales of woe from using 'liquid liner' stuff...,so I went 'commando'.

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Posted By: DanielW
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 2:48pm

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.

See this thread from a few weeks ago and see my reply in it where I said my preferred cleaning method.

https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/allis-175-diesal_topic198124.html?KW=" rel="nofollow - https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/allis-175-diesal_topic198124.html?KW=

Posted By: AllisD14
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2023 at 4:48pm

Thanks again