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Cleaning bio diesel goo

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Scott 730

09-18-2023 17:01:13




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Had an unseen, very slow fuel leak on the bottom of a tractor fuel tank. How does one clean up the gooey, sticky mess left behind by the bio??? Brake or carb cleaner don't seem to phase it. Would E 85 cut through the sticky goo? Any other suggestions?




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Butch(OH)

09-19-2023 02:54:11




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 Re: Cleaning bio diesel goo in reply to Scott 730, 09-18-2023 17:01:13  
Alcohol or E85, nothing else has worked for me to melt that black goo.



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rustred

09-18-2023 19:31:51




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 Re: Cleaning bio diesel goo in reply to Scott 730, 09-18-2023 17:01:13  
you need the good old fashioned Gunk carb cleaner to brush on it. it used to be so strong u didnt dare get it on your hands, but like everything else now a days its all environmently friendly .



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Lumbersawyer

09-18-2023 19:01:14




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 Re: Cleaning bio diesel goo in reply to Scott 730, 09-18-2023 17:01:13  
I had a fuel can with brown goo. I used E85 and it worked really well for the diesel varnish goo.



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casecollectorsc

09-18-2023 17:56:19




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 Re: Cleaning bio diesel goo in reply to Scott 730, 09-18-2023 17:01:13  
Try lacquer thinner....



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Geo-TH,In

09-19-2023 01:24:49




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 Re: Cleaning bio diesel goo in reply to casecollectorsc, 09-18-2023 17:56:19  
Try lacquer thinner or acetone. Acetone is nasty stuff, be careful



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Olfolks

09-18-2023 17:22:20




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 Re: Cleaning bio diesel goo in reply to Scott 730, 09-18-2023 17:01:13  
If it hasnt set up hard yet , sounds like it hasnt , gas will cut it as will fresh non bio diesel with a lot of scrubbing with a wire brush. That said I soaked a sediment bowl that had dried bio diesel in it for about a year in straight sea foam . I filled it let it soak would scrub some now and then then add new sea foam and let it soak.that being said we did get it off in the wash tub at work with what ever cleaning fluid they supplied but there again lots of wire brush work.

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Bob Bancroft

09-18-2023 17:07:24




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 Re: Cleaning bio diesel goo in reply to Scott 730, 09-18-2023 17:01:13  
Guesses-Since it's not petroleum based, maybe something like Dawn dish liquid? Heat would undoubtedly help. Scalding water from a pressure washer would probably get it.



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