Dress in old clothing. Put safety goggles on and rubber gloves to protect yourself. Fill the gas tank with a couple inches of water to clean out varnish. Pour a cup of muriatic acid into the tank. Move the tank around for a few minutes so the solution covers the inside completely. Step...
There are three reasons for which you will need to remove the gas tank from your Ford F-250: to replace the fuel pump assembly; to replace the gas tank; or to flush out the gas tank if it has taken on bad or dirty gasoline. You can remove the tank itself in less than an hour, ...
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The main reason organisations in process industries use it is to recover products, which increases yields and reduces waste. Process industries also use pigging to remove nearly all residual product from the inside of pipes and tubing, which in turn reduces the use of cleaning fluids, uses less...
Try to remove an equal amount of metal from each edge so that the blade will be balanced when spinning in the mower deck. Once you’ve sharpened your blade, you’ll need to make sure it is balanced, otherwise the mower may not run smoothly. There are several different ways to check a...
Inside the crankcase, where the oil lives, varnish and tar build up on the surfaces of pistons, rings, and lifters, as well as in the oil galleries that supply oil to all the components. This lowers the engine's ability to cool and lubricate itself, reducing the efficiency, performance,...
Remove the bolt holding the carburetor float (bowl-shaped container) in place, being careful not to spill any remaining gas inside the float (dispose of this securely). This is a common point of varnish buildup on carburetors. Also, remove the pin that the float pivots on, and place it...
As I said before the carburetor must be very clean in order to work. If a carburetor has had gasoline stand in it for more than a year it will gather a gunkey varnish which will have to be remove. This gunk can be removed easily removed by letting the metal parts sit in a jar of...
The varnish, probably polyurethane, has discoloured and has proved impossible to remove without damaging the lining and finish beneath. I thinned the varnish in places where it was particularly thick and ugly but have left it otherwise. I also removed the varnish runs, which were running ...
1. Empty the gas tank.A non-starting mower in the spring is most often the effect of gas being left in the tank without use over the course of many months. One repairman I talked with said that after not being in use, gas basically turns to varnish and mucks up the engine. You hav...