Hello,
I just purchased a new to me gas tank, mine is in really rough shape, how would I go about cleaning out the sludge, it had gas sit in it for awhile, should I look into professional cleaning?

It's for my 87 fc3s rx7 thanks!

 

yes.

 

How much would you think that would cost?

 

you can try TSP (tri-sodium Phosphate) found in the paint section at most hardware stores.
It will eat just about anything.
It's about 5 bucks at CTC
I would look into that though.

POR company (like POR-15) should make products that would clean and seal a tank too..
Yep.they do:
POR 15 Gas Tank Sealer

 

Thanks ill deff try that before biting the bullet on the professional job.

 

look up,I added info!

 

Thanks!, 98.00 plus tax not bad to have a almost brand new tank again, ill still get some quotes from local shops see how much they are charging!

 

i've had a can of POR 15 sitting in my room for just over a year now and every once in a while i go in there and we stare each other down. sometimes i blink and i THINK it blinks when i walk away ... neither here nor there ... my point is this, i'm a bit intimidated by it. you NEED to be comfortable that you know what you're doing when you use these products, and as you now know, they aren't cheap either.

 

Search 'marine clean' on the 1st gen forum.

 

this made me actually laugh out loud.

 

lmfao....