I have a 1952 John Deere 60 and I am about to replace the currently non-functioning automatic fuel shut-off gas bowl with the original manual type shut-off. Before replacing the sediment bowl I thought I might clean and reseal the gas tank. I read that to do this one should fill the removed tank with a lye based cleaner and an abrasive (either pebbles or roof nails) and agitate the contents of the tank. After doing this, one should rinse the tank out until no rust flakes are present in the rinse water. Finally one should reseal the tank. Has anyone on the Forum done this? If so, what particular products did you use and what general advice might you give? Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Peter Markel
Sincerely,
Peter Markel