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Subject:Gas tank/fuel system cleaner
From:TJ Hemrick
Date:Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:59:23 -0400

> Hey all,  any ideas (no explosives or other funny pranks) for something I
> can put in a fuel tank to mix with the gas in the tank to wash away any
> varnish from old fuel in the lines/pump as it runs through the system?  I
> was thinking something REALLY nasty like MEK (Methyl ethyl ketone) or
> Acetone, Lacquer Thinner, or something similar.  I mean it al burns, right?
> What kind of proportions could I run to do it fairly quick?  Say 5 to 1 (gas
> to chemical)?  I know bio-diesel will strip paint but it has to soak a bit
> and I don't think the engine will be too happy with a little diesel mix.
> Maybe a small amount over a long time but I need the varnish gone in a few
> tanks.  May not be possible but just throwing it out there.  No, it doesn't
> have to be a vanagon.  Could be almost any car but it is EFI and it is
> Bosch.

Thanks,

TJ

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