Sta-bil dissolves the crap that coagulates in fuel systems.      I tried
all the other stuff you mentioned and then a friend told me he uses
Stabil     It worked like a charm.

On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 7:46 AM, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>   Got a fuel question for you.  All you "EE's" out there, take off that hat
> and get your chemical engineer hard hats on.  I have to soak three vehicle
> worth of fuel tanks, pumps, and lines and am wondering what would work
> best.  I'm thinking MEK because, well, it's pretty nuclear when it comes to
> dissolving crud that could be left in the fuel system.  Then again, Acetone
> is good also.  Then I saw Toluene and a host of others on the shelf down at
> the local store/hardware place.  I'm just planning to pour it in and let it
> soak.  Any thoughts?   Oh, the systems are still installed nothing has been
> disconnected or removed yet.
>
> FWIW, I'm *totally* dreading the removal of a Syncro tank.  The research on
> the archives of what to replace the factory "blanket" around the tank
> (which is *completely* old, crusty and will fall apart when touched, the
> blanket that is) will take a few hours, I'm sure.  Followed only by hours
> of sweat, dirt, dust, cussing, prying, more 'cussing, and a few cuts and
> scrapes.  That's just what I read but I never did hear of anyone saying it
> was easy nor fun.
>
> Thanks
>
> TJ
>