Fixing A Rusty Fuel Tank | 1986 Range Rover | Workshop Diaries | Edd China

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  • The time has come to try and fix this rusty fuel tank on our 1986 Range Rover!
    Will we ever complete this project? 😂
    Hi, I’m Edd, and welcome to my channel! Here you will find clips and full episodes of my show Workshop Diaries, produced with the help of my crew of production pixies. Make sure to subscribe to be notified of new uploads.
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  • @philipdodd2836
    @philipdodd2836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    If anyone had told me that I’d watch a man treat a rusty petrol tank for 30mins or so & enjoy every minute, I’d have told them they were nuts. But if they then said it was Edd doing it...
    Another brilliant Workshop Diaries. Roll on next Friday.

  • @01ozey01
    @01ozey01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    This man is such a legend. I've watched him since I was a kid. When edd left wheeler dealers I stopped watching. Exactly same as when the top gear crew left

    • @qumpania
      @qumpania 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Except for the fact Edd is a legend and Clarkson is an utter twat.

    • @manchiststechnicolourarchi5606
      @manchiststechnicolourarchi5606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@qumpania *looking around* huh... it seem's I can't seem to find who asked?

    • @nejnu
      @nejnu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sme bro☹️

    • @familyman831
      @familyman831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@qumpania both legends imo

    • @manchiststechnicolourarchi5606
      @manchiststechnicolourarchi5606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@familyman831 Jams May, Jerimiah Clarkson and Richardson Hamonde are a whole legend tier above this guy.

  • @twothreebravo
    @twothreebravo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    As an electrician I've got to give it to you, that was one of the most cogent and clear explanations of Ohm's Law, especially as it relates to volts vs amps and the human body as I've ever heard. Extra kudos for actually liking the 9V battery!

    • @matthewseymour8972
      @matthewseymour8972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just a superb illustration

    • @JCWren
      @JCWren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm not sure he was actually *liking* the 9V battery. But he was licking it.

    • @notsure7060
      @notsure7060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JCWren he he we mechainikker are that for a resson he he

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like the water hose analogy. Jet washer is similar to high voltage low current and as we know can cause serious damage. A fire hose will knock you over (high current low pressure) but it won’t literally take chunks out of you.

    • @plweekley
      @plweekley ปีที่แล้ว

      I know I'm late to the party but; AC (alternating current will kill you, DC will make you hurt yourself. Thomas Edison wanted to use DC for this reason but transformers could not be used. He used the fact George Westinghouse's AC was used for the electric chair in executions as his argument for DC. I worked for over 36 yr. at a power plant and 125v DC was used tor main switch control and was itself switched with open knife switches that I accidentally touched many times, still here.

  • @maxownzor2thelawnmower776
    @maxownzor2thelawnmower776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    James May looking young and strong, I'm glad he's living a good life

    • @OscarD001
      @OscarD001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂🤣😂 good one!!!

    • @Mr_Fancypants
      @Mr_Fancypants 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Captain slow looks a bit different...
      Don't do drugs kids.

    • @squ1dd13
      @squ1dd13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mr_Fancypants edd doesn't look like he does drugs... i think you're kinda missing the point of "don't do drugs" jokes there

    • @RedesCat
      @RedesCat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It must of been that health retreat in Switzerland Hammond took them to...

  • @TastierBackInThe80s
    @TastierBackInThe80s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    My automotive meditation and zen time has arrived.

    • @andybils6141
      @andybils6141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here 👍🏻 well said 👍🏻

    • @kennaaye8596
      @kennaaye8596 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ditto!

    • @lvlavericktheoutsider1090
      @lvlavericktheoutsider1090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whats "automotiv" in english ?
      In french it means automatic motivation... nothing like car thinking...
      0_o ????

  • @Tarex_
    @Tarex_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    The fact that one of the world's favorite mechanic can explain current, fibrilation and electr0cution much more graphically understandable or appealing than most docs or elekchickens :D love it

    • @TurboVisBits
      @TurboVisBits 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      calm down ave lol

    • @simon1968abbott
      @simon1968abbott 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t think he represented the danger well enough. You should only work with electrics with a healthy respect.

    • @Gismo3333
      @Gismo3333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is because he is smart. Not because he is a mechanic.

    • @timsiefer4387
      @timsiefer4387 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent video! Thank you! Just brilliant!

    • @MarshallSmith27
      @MarshallSmith27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      electr0cution

  • @schrodingerscat8621
    @schrodingerscat8621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My compliments to the cameraman! I love how he lets something go out of Focus while locking in onto a closer object before screen transition. I know it’s not totally unique, but it is artistic and pleasant to look at. That’s why the series Broadchurch is so pleasant to watch, the cinematography is so satisfying, and the attention to detail is absolutely fastidious.

  • @VGrimm3747
    @VGrimm3747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is why I love watching Edd. He comes up with some fantastic modifications to handle complex issues like using a tube and heat-shrink wrap to modify a vacuum. He also shows the various methods for rust which takes out trial and error for us as the home mechanics that may have a tighter budget.

  • @RMcCall360
    @RMcCall360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Edd Strap it to a cement mixer and spin the tank with nuts and bolts in it for an hour or two 👍

    • @justrelaxing1501
      @justrelaxing1501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good idea, how about medium sized rocks or ceramic cleaners like in metal working.

    • @RMcCall360
      @RMcCall360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@justrelaxing1501 Ceramic would even better but id say Edd has a good few nuts and bolts to hand and may be easier retrieved with a magnet if one gets stuck.

    • @levelovixor
      @levelovixor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      industrial grade paint mixer

    • @simonchilli2088
      @simonchilli2088 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Take it on the rides at Alton Towers.

  • @stevegeorge2201
    @stevegeorge2201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    Watching a man hoover rust out of a petrol tank, ridiculously satisfying

    • @fussyboy2000
      @fussyboy2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Did mythbusters ever do "you can make a vacuum cleaner into a jet engine by vacuuming up petrol"?

    • @michaelcolgan3182
      @michaelcolgan3182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't take much to get you off .

    • @BibtheBoulder
      @BibtheBoulder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Try 'pimple poppers'...even better.....

    • @jamesgallagher1992
      @jamesgallagher1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BibtheBoulder 😖🤣🤣🤣

    • @johnkane3922
      @johnkane3922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Edd Why not cut the tank and it be more easier to get at rust

  • @briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206
    @briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not only is Edd China the worlds favourite car mechanic...He is also the worlds BEST car mechanic.
    Edd China...There is no easy way for me to say this...You are AWESOME.

  • @franzleone
    @franzleone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've never seen anybody explaining the Ohm's law in a such brilliant way

  • @realiks3003
    @realiks3003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Chuck that tank onto an electric cement mixer using some straps. Let it turn for a few hours with those screws.

    • @HerrLavett
      @HerrLavett 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Best done before fixing outside

    • @WindowsCostumize
      @WindowsCostumize 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      just what I was thinking

    • @cup_and_cone
      @cup_and_cone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There will be holes in the tank by the time you get back...

    • @user-db2pe3hu5e
      @user-db2pe3hu5e 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly the trick most commonly used. Of course tumble it dry. Those chemicals would otherwise dampen the effect. I think Vaporrust would do the trick but it only treats what is submerged. Tumbling with only such chemical slows the process...

    • @materialprufer1024
      @materialprufer1024 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We use broken safety glass, you get a super smooth surface

  • @markpeacock6345
    @markpeacock6345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have seen farmers strap fuel tanks to the outside of a very large tractor wheel and then just drive the tractor around a bit with all the screws etc in the tank, works a treat.

  • @J0nny61
    @J0nny61 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your electric shock analogy was one of the best I've ever seen, and I only have 45 years experience in the electrical industry. Rust treatment was also interesting. Back in the 70's we had galvanised steel dustbins and the lid on ours was rusty. My Dad treated three area's of rust. One with Hammerite paint, one with Jenolite and one with Kurust. 15 years later the only patch that hadn't gone rusty was the one treated with Hammerite. Another 5* video Edd.

  • @mfcfbro
    @mfcfbro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That vacuum trick is genius. That's exactly the kind of ingenuity I live for. lol

  • @TSVStriFe
    @TSVStriFe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Yay more Edd goodness, honestly a week goes by so slowly when you anticipating something. Thank you Edd for your great work yet again! Actually farmers used coca cola here for quite some time to de/un-rust bolts that were rusted shut and it seemed to work great.

  • @2Dylandog
    @2Dylandog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Since "Wheeler Dealers" - a great series by the way - Ed China has gone from strength to strength. Why are his tutorials so magnetically watchable? For someone who has barely done more than change a faulty sparkplug it is hard to say. His patience and attention to detail must be legendary, and of course his careful explanation of everything he does is nothing less than edifying!

  • @dtownLaydowns
    @dtownLaydowns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Edds patience is legendary. The Rover is 100% rust with some paint on top.

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en หลายเดือนก่อน

    8:33 now that is cool, and it was very satisfying to watch. Great job 🙂
    Really loved the electricity demonstration and explanation too.

  • @shadowred1980
    @shadowred1980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Folks over the pond have project farm, we have Edd. Brilliant stuff.

    • @captaincreosote
      @captaincreosote 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Project farm is, by far, the most thorough of all the similar channels on TH-cam, shame that you can't get most of the stuff he tests in the UK.

  • @faisalmoghal4055
    @faisalmoghal4055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Edd's gone through his fair share of Gü cheesecakes to get that many left over dishes. Have to say, they do come in very handy and we've got a bunch of them in a cupboard at home too!

    • @justinsmith6296
      @justinsmith6296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He should get Gű in as a sponser

    • @MrPhillipgraham
      @MrPhillipgraham 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      damn, beat me to it - I was just going to mention the cheesecake jars!

    • @andljoy
      @andljoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have about 50 of them in my little electronics workshop !

    • @jemcuk1
      @jemcuk1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like creme brulee to me!

    • @TanjoGalbi
      @TanjoGalbi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are very tasty, I have a bunch of them coming in my groceries order later today! 😁

  • @Bernarddehaas
    @Bernarddehaas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ed China is the best teacher ever.

  • @Bazzasurf1
    @Bazzasurf1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best vid yet imo. No fairly uninteresting interviews with seemingly random people. No ask ed. Just Ed doing what he's good at and showing us how.
    Very much enjoyed the simplified but effective demonstration and explanation for V =I/R and it's affect on the body.
    Loved it!

  • @sq1rlsqu4d
    @sq1rlsqu4d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks so much for answering my question Edd. Fascinating stuff, a real "school day" for me :)

  • @glynjones8187
    @glynjones8187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Haha love seeing edd trying to get around problems like this, last time I did a fuel tank that was that bad pretty much went down the same route but used some washed 20mm gravel and a cement mixer for the agitation. Worked a treat 👍

    • @johanvanbeek7138
      @johanvanbeek7138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cement mixer and ball bearings was my theory

    • @glennleader8880
      @glennleader8880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would have suspended the tank on a rope to take the weight.

    • @cambridgemart2075
      @cambridgemart2075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mustie1 does it by strapping the tank to the wheel of his truck which is jacked off the ground, and just puts it in low gear and lets the engine do the work.

  • @micheleocchionero
    @micheleocchionero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This amount of research and effort to explain in an understandable way important safety practice is something that goes over my expectations. Outstanding.

  • @stephenprice7502
    @stephenprice7502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Earliest I’ve ever been for an Edd video. Looking forward to this after a tough week!

  • @keterpay2379
    @keterpay2379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love what your doing here edd, its a perfect format, love how you jump from one project to another, which in real garage life is the normal!

  • @Scramasax
    @Scramasax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm fixing my dads old Achilles Lido moped for my son. You can not even imagine how much you just helped! Thank you!

  • @ericklamb8898
    @ericklamb8898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ed you're a man after my own heart!
    Your diligence to do things the right way and your attention to detail is quite superb and extremely admirable!
    The time & effort expended on that fuel tank is commendable!! 👏👏👏

  • @cabdriveruk
    @cabdriveruk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Should do like Mustie 1 did, he jacks up the back of his toyota tundra straps the tank full of nuts to a rear wheel and lets it run in low gear for an hour lol.

    • @gregc2467
      @gregc2467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And he usually gets a good result.

    • @forthwithtx5852
      @forthwithtx5852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just posted the same. 😁

    • @tims8603
      @tims8603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was about to say the same thing.

    • @spursmaniac5060
      @spursmaniac5060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too!

    • @johnlloyd2390
      @johnlloyd2390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A tank full of nuts plus a few gallons of evapo-rust will really clean it out.

  • @ukmud6218
    @ukmud6218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I would have cleaned the inside before the outside, and before that bought a new tank 😀

    • @EngineeringVignettes
      @EngineeringVignettes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, never know when the rust convertor goes and completely converts your tank...
      to liquid.

    • @MatthewJohnCrittenden
      @MatthewJohnCrittenden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wise words. Costs of Gunk + Labour + Uncertainty = New Tank for me.

    • @markbennett6658
      @markbennett6658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yes I think Edd said a new tank was £140. Definitely spend the money in this case!

    • @forevercomputing
      @forevercomputing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markbennett6658 if it's rusty; replace it. Seems to be the theme. This shows rust isn't always a big problem.

    • @markbennett6658
      @markbennett6658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@forevercomputing I’m all for saving and restoring original stuff. This was already a replacement part though and as Edd has demonstrated this is a pretty labour intensive process using quite a lot of chemicals and consumables so I’d go the replacement tank route and weigh in the old one.
      However It’s great to see Edd go through the process and the science. He’s almost an automotive Heston Blumenthal!

  • @harvey1016
    @harvey1016 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love watching each episode bringing the range rover back to life. And also seeing how to bring components back from a disastrous state to workable piece.

  • @heshwuan
    @heshwuan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Edd could teach Shop, Science, and Health class all at the same time, and every student would be enthralled.

  • @Dr.G
    @Dr.G 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I've cleaned the inside of many incredibly rusted metal motorcycle tanks using a good battery charger, a strap of metal, and some washing powder. Super easy, and not a molecule of rust left. I would have loved to see him go over that method, especially when he was explaining current and voltage to such a degree. The old "anode, cathode" principle. Love the show Edd.

    • @iamram93
      @iamram93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you have a website or video link to how to do this method?

    • @kkrc999
      @kkrc999 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Dr G , I have a scaled up rusty old petrol tank which I need to clean out as well, would you mind sharing your method please?
      thank you

    • @insydneytls
      @insydneytls 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      please show us how you did this...

    • @victormiddleton6579
      @victormiddleton6579 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/ICW01HFbaxc/w-d-xo.html

  • @memybikeni9931
    @memybikeni9931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Brilliant explanation of current and voltage, I understood that fully, and never could get my head round the difference. Number of electrons v force pushing them. Brilliant. But for the love of engines where were the SAFETY GOGGLES 🤦‍♂️ So much glass flying.

    • @stamfordly6463
      @stamfordly6463 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never "got" voltage and current as anything other than an abstract number until A-Level Physics gave Voltage it's other name of "Potential Difference".

    • @memybikeni9931
      @memybikeni9931 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stamfordly6463 I know what you mean, but even that leaves me thinking “right... what does that mean and how’s that different” it’s the layman’s terms that help.

    • @Laugh1ngboy
      @Laugh1ngboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@memybikeni9931 Just think of welding, higher the amps thicker the metal you can melt but you still only have 240 volts.

    • @memybikeni9931
      @memybikeni9931 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Laugh1ngboy Yes it’s those real work analogies that make a difference. Thanks

  • @intoxicatedaer0783
    @intoxicatedaer0783 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the way he presents the show is next level, so good

  • @kuruption1983
    @kuruption1983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    PLEASE NEVER STOP THESE VIDEOS!!! PLEASE DO MORE OF THESE!!!

  • @stevekitt52
    @stevekitt52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "It's the volts that jolts, but the mills that kills" as we were taught in the TV repair trade.

    • @MrPhillipgraham
      @MrPhillipgraham 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      " current that kills" but horses for courses :)

  • @awaara24
    @awaara24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As much as I love Edd's work overall, this was the best episode by far from the knowledgeable electricity showdown to the satisfying rust removal. Cheers

  • @perryclark3171
    @perryclark3171 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Edd .... You have proven to me just how easy it will be, to order me a new tank. Well done...

  • @alancraigie7951
    @alancraigie7951 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Eddie, love the channel. All the very best of the TV stuff without the annoying other TV interludes. 👍👍👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @nanukvas
    @nanukvas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I cleaned a rusty gas tank with rust dissolver and attached the tank to my electric cement mixer with ratchet tie downs to keep it agitated worked great.

    • @JazzFunkNobby1964
      @JazzFunkNobby1964 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was going to suggest the same thing although I've never tried it.

  • @koomaj
    @koomaj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    After watching Edd shake that tank, I believe he can fix anything.

  • @mustafaweewees
    @mustafaweewees 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ed is a wonderful teacher / mechanic. Using simple examples to explain complex principles ...

  • @jodymorgan9869
    @jodymorgan9869 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy is so awesome, I cannot believe that he would leave something this important so wide open to the risk of electrocution. I've always enjoyed the wisdom that he has had to share.

  • @Shinare73
    @Shinare73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That pile of rust from the vacuum would nag and worry me that so much metal is now gone from the tank. Would keep me awake at night. LOL

    • @jolyoncaplin747
      @jolyoncaplin747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      luckily, the amount of metal lost is 10% of that volume, so not quite so bad

  • @williamsanders
    @williamsanders 2 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    WD youtube: 278k subs
    Edd China youtube: 651k subs
    I think that settles it then.

    • @ncmartinez_his
      @ncmartinez_his 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      All I see is 929 total subs. All happy.

    • @mabolzichjjl
      @mabolzichjjl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Every time I watch one of these videos I'm taken aback to the days of watching WD and fast forwarding through Mike's parts

    • @stephenwalter6322
      @stephenwalter6322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ncmartinez_his
      Edd China
      651K subscribers

    • @steveaguinaga3821
      @steveaguinaga3821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😅😂..... .my fav part was Ed teaching on the work being done. Nice and motivating

    • @jeffsymons7084
      @jeffsymons7084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well people have no choice if they want to see Edd they have to watch his youtube channel, where as WD is constantly shown on TV and they don't have full episodes on their youtube so of course people don't bother to subscribe there. Also most of the clips on the WD youtube are old shows with Edd anyway, so whats your logic here? Edd is somehow good on his own channel but bad on WD? What exactly do you think is settled?
      You weirdo's need to let this obsession with WD go. It was Edd's choice to leave the show.

  • @xro1589
    @xro1589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyable to watch, just as before when on TV, but now at leisure, easy to view... good job!

  • @petergouldbourn2312
    @petergouldbourn2312 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this channel because Edd always explains the science of mechanics.Great entertainment !!!

  • @JohnSmith-ep2hh
    @JohnSmith-ep2hh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Omg this takes me back to the first few series of wheeler dealers, when it was quaint, honest and interesting. I remember watching the Austin mini episode in season 1, and then a few years later getting a classic mini as my first car and watching the episode over and again trying to copy bits of Ed’s restoration. That was something like 15 years ago…. So watching this is sort of like a trip down memory lane! Thanks Ed.

  • @ScoobyFoxy
    @ScoobyFoxy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    “Grr, I’m gonna need a longer hose!”
    Story of my life Edd 😂

  • @m1k3f1
    @m1k3f1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much Edd! Right now I am dealing with huge amounts of rust in my car so this video is totally gold and in exact time!!

  • @tornadofairy5376
    @tornadofairy5376 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great explaination of electricity and its dangers (love the river analogy!). During my training in the RAF we learnt the mantra 'lethal Voltage is defined as 30VDC, 50VAC', always a good one to remember...

  • @garylee4141
    @garylee4141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Use a cement mixer, remove the barrel attach fuel tank where the barrel was , fill with your liquid and bolts washers etc, then switch on low speed leave for an hour and check , just an idea

  • @haukejanssen7430
    @haukejanssen7430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I can only recommend filling the tank with screws or stones at the beginning .. (approx. 1/3 of the volume ..) and then clamping the tank on a concrete mixer for some time. preferably dry so that you can vacuum out afterwards. I did that to my motocycle tank and it worked good. a chemical treatment afterwards would be good as well

    • @keithrushforth4019
      @keithrushforth4019 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've done that as well. But instead of a mixer I jacked up the driven wheel of a car Strapped the tank to the wheel, and then left the car running for half an hour. Worked a treat.

  • @donaljamescaddye3805
    @donaljamescaddye3805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This came at exactly the right time for me Ed ! Really Really helpful ! Thanks a mill - gives me the confidence to tackle it myself !

  • @chrisross-smith4358
    @chrisross-smith4358 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos Ed, fantastic, keep them coming. Always a pleasure to watch you and pick up tips along the way.

  • @KartsAgainstHumanity
    @KartsAgainstHumanity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Been waiting for the Range Rover, glad to see it back!!

  • @ringothepup
    @ringothepup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm pretty confident that John is not the only Range Rover owner to have a stash of vintage filth somewhere... ;-)

    • @sirus748
      @sirus748 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😄😄😄😄😄

  • @c.spencer2338
    @c.spencer2338 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great demonstration for amps and volts.
    I have seen a Fuel Tank attached to a cement mixer and ball bearings placed inside. As the electric Cement Mixer spins, it keeps the fluid moving and the ball bearings impacting the rust. 24 hours spinning and the tank looks like new on the inside.
    -quite separately-
    My old step father used a fuel tank primer (internal) with chromium on his 72 VW Camper, which is normally used in the aerospace industry. we pulled it out of the camper and 1 quart was enough to coat the inside once we kept flipping it and spinning it.
    If the tank is separated from the vehicle and you block all access to the ports, the tank can be shaken in waste deep water to help take the weight of the tank. also Rolling it upside down and on its sides helps make sure the primer, or in this case the rust eater is constantly coating the internals.
    the Nuts washers and Screws idea are a good idea.

  • @davidtrunk5583
    @davidtrunk5583 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's such a pleasure to see you back on "TV" 😍 And THANK GOD with the same, relaxing and always interesting, atmosphere as in old days with this .. other guy .. I am sooo happy, for real 🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @spannerman7359
    @spannerman7359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    For the effort it has taken Ed, I would have just bought a new tank! Then u know there is years of life in the new tank! 👍🔧

    • @darrellrichards5142
      @darrellrichards5142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah but it makes much better viewing watching him repair things instead of just bolting on new bits

    • @Thanos.m
      @Thanos.m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Scorchzzz the cost of chemicals plus labour would easily exceed the £140 for a new tank it's a false economy also the state of tank would mean that potentially you'd have fuel pump lines injectors clogging up

    • @happyguy5025
      @happyguy5025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But then we wouldn't get the content!

    • @simonoulton7866
      @simonoulton7866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good to see options and enjoyable to watch, but that’s 15 litres of chemical that needs disposing / recycling of !
      Best option was to replace and then only a steel tank to recycle 👍

    • @simonoulton7866
      @simonoulton7866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Scorchzzz ah, OK.
      I thought Ed said that the first 5 litres had in essence fizzled out hence the additional 10 litres due to the size of the task.
      👍

  • @nieles90
    @nieles90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Definetly one of my favorite Episodes. The level of DIY / fiddeling here is great! Great idea to use the cement mixer to clean that fuel tank!
    #milwaukeechristmas

  • @barryphillips2713
    @barryphillips2713 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it Edd. I'm doing a degree in Electronics Engineering and that is the most concise and most helpful explanation of electrical current in DC circuits that I have ever heard. Keep it up Edd, you're show is a highlight of my viewing week!

  • @bbrown5887
    @bbrown5887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ed explains the physiological effects of electricity including a Taser and everyone is, justifiably so, praising him. Not only is this video mechanically informative, it’s an unintended lesson on how credibility and popularity impacts people’s receptiveness to information. Another great video Ed.

  • @haegarvonelz2451
    @haegarvonelz2451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Screws, nuts and Bolts, than strap it at the front of an concrete mixer. Enough power and endurance , keep ist Spinning for a while ♥️👍 greetings from Germany

    • @alfasud1972
      @alfasud1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Concrete mixer is the way most people would use to clean the inside of a petrol tank indeed!

  • @eliezere.correia950
    @eliezere.correia950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Parabéns Eddy estávamos com saudades , moro no Brasil e sempre o acompanhei um abraço Deus te abençoe

  • @Anuskasv0
    @Anuskasv0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That amp/volt explanation was pure genius.

  • @mazdamaniac4643
    @mazdamaniac4643 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seen a guy clean an old tank with a few handfuls of old ball bearings, about 10kg of shotblasting grit and strapping it to a cement mixer, left to run for a few hours.
    Did the job, but adding in some of those chemicals would have certainly helped, I'll remember that one.
    Top video Edd, nice one mate.

  • @pjday6195
    @pjday6195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Where were your safety glasses, you naughty boy!

    • @ColinM_YouTube
      @ColinM_YouTube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thought the same myself when it smashed the glass! 😳

  • @Del350K4
    @Del350K4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Aha - I seem to have found John's stash of vintage filth" - excellent!

    • @JazzFunkNobby1964
      @JazzFunkNobby1964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He found the less interesting stash.

    • @Del350K4
      @Del350K4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JazzFunkNobby1964 Ha ha!

  • @calebtrawick3125
    @calebtrawick3125 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ed. You’re an amazing mechanic. I’ve learned a ton of great tips and tricks from watching you. I think the best was how to weld a finder and pull out the dents. I’m a welder myself and never thought of your idea of starting outside to the middle. Thank you

  • @BarryPaffey
    @BarryPaffey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's the best explanation of electricity I've ever heard. You made something that can sound very complicated very easy to understand 👍

  • @mikedraper848
    @mikedraper848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Use broken glass from the windscreen,strap it to the inside of a cemet mixer and leave it for a few hours to do its work

  • @luddite6239
    @luddite6239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video as ever. The amount of rust in that tank was frightening! Had you considered electrolysis rather than chemical removal? I've seen excellent results on motorcycle fuel tanks with worse corrosion than the Range Rover's.

  • @bitosdelaplaya
    @bitosdelaplaya 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey Edd what a pleasure to see you again !!!!!!

  • @crewealex1125
    @crewealex1125 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely the first time I've watched a guy hoover out the inside of a fuel tank!

  • @gillgetter3004
    @gillgetter3004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    A couple bags of marbles, and a gallon of kerosene. Then shake the hell out of it in every direction and rinse repeat , repeat, repeat, has worked for me.

    • @ckm-mkc
      @ckm-mkc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep, although I would use nuts & bolts instead.....

    • @forevercomputing
      @forevercomputing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      American gallon or UK gallon?

    • @davidbarnsley8486
      @davidbarnsley8486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did this with my old bmw but we couldn’t get all the nuts out but it did help move a lot of it

    • @freetolook3727
      @freetolook3727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Forever Computing
      US = gallon
      UK = liter
      The US is the only country in the world (with the exception of some tiny nations) that uses the Imperial system.
      Why?
      Because it's 'Merica, we do everything backwards here just to spite the world. (Meant facetiously)

    • @63mrl
      @63mrl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've used nuts, bolts, only after removing all sending unit etc.

  • @Classic_Re-creation
    @Classic_Re-creation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've had this issue my self, and after many hours of using different products I used a 1mm slitting disk to cut the tank in half, got inside with a wire wheel, treated with rust cure and welded back together took around 4 hours to complete and had much better results than relying on the chemical formula to do all the hard work

  • @MrRBobs
    @MrRBobs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    allways hard working and great safety advice, looking forward to seeing the rotisserie Edd with tank slowly turning.

  • @scottdickins1559
    @scottdickins1559 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ed please make longer episodes. Really enjoy watching you at work great tips and advice that half an hour just isn't cutting it lol please

  • @Zaranathax
    @Zaranathax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Electrolysis is the way to go on a tank this rusty.

  • @What_The_Fuck_Did_I_Just_Watch
    @What_The_Fuck_Did_I_Just_Watch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I haven't watched the Wheeler Dealer's for a long time
    I missed this interesting show

  • @telboy203
    @telboy203 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well Mike eat your heart out, it's not not about how much profit you can make it's about the knowledge and work. Very informative presentation on electricity to enable a layman to understand it.

  • @jamesperrin5691
    @jamesperrin5691 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the work shop is lit beautifully, well done.

  • @ironmaidentragic
    @ironmaidentragic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When John is finished with his stash of vintage filth, can I borrow it please.

  • @klebersouza419
    @klebersouza419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Agradeço ao Edd por disponibilizar legenda em português 🇧🇷. Já ganhou meu Big Like.

  • @Zer0kbps
    @Zer0kbps 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahhhhn that was like a Jonny Ball reveals all moment, takes me back to my youth, thanks EC!!

  • @moogoomoogoo5990
    @moogoomoogoo5990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    After seeing all the rust particles poured out, it reminded my I needed to grind up more coffee. Thanks Edd.

  • @nealsteik9408
    @nealsteik9408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had a part-time job as a teenager cleaning a radiator repair shop and they would soak old radiators in a hot tank to clean them. Assuming there are still those types of shops around, might they might be able to attack this job?

  • @happyjohnwalks
    @happyjohnwalks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    What you've done there Ed is polish a turd, a lot of effort and it's still a turd albeit a bit shinier. I admire your stamina though 😉😂 👍

    • @ghassanalfarra8935
      @ghassanalfarra8935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agreed! he did say at the beginning, that a brand new tank costs £140 .. now add up the price of all the materials he used to restore this "turd" , from paint to rust remover to screws, nuts and washers to elbow grease and what not .. I don't believe a single penny has been saved that day.
      .. but then again, all in the name of science and content creation I guess 😏

    • @markh.1487
      @markh.1487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, new tank time.

    • @garys9694
      @garys9694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, but he helped his viewership. He created, that's what a good tuber will do.

    • @fizmo100
      @fizmo100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They were my thoughts too. But then, it isn't always possible to find a replacement part, so this is all helpful info (and fun viewing of course).

    • @2Dylandog
      @2Dylandog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fizmo100 That's precisely the point. Not every viewer abroad can easily access a new tank. But those who point out no money was saved (taking into account it's not become a new tank) are equally correct.

  • @paulwilliams4575
    @paulwilliams4575 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s interesting removing rust from the tank. I always thought once they go rusty like that. That’s it. Great video Edd. Thank you.

  • @kennethgore
    @kennethgore 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear Edd, a truly excellent description and explanation of vehicle electricity.

  • @martinlouden9005
    @martinlouden9005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow that pile of rust looked like Ayres rock! Wouldn't all that chemical and labour almost cover the cost of a new tank?

  • @ruslankurbanov5499
    @ruslankurbanov5499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Закрепить бак в бетономешалке, накидать гвоздей и включить на полчаса.

    • @user-gb8of7fm5r
      @user-gb8of7fm5r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      не надо подсказывать, пусть помучается

    • @MrMatygar
      @MrMatygar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Я не знаю бредовая ли мысль пришла мне в голову но: если располовинить бак (где точки сварки, рассверлить) и тупо почистить болгаркой с насадкой внутренности. Не?

    • @mr5trm
      @mr5trm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      думаю в конечном итоге он придет к чистке с помощью электролиза

    • @dedrom3174
      @dedrom3174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      А что за волшебная жижа, которая растворяет ржавчину полностью?
      Никто не знает?

    • @user-ie8cd4sr5n
      @user-ie8cd4sr5n 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ruslan Kurbanov лучше гаек м-6,штук 100-200 /из китайского набора/...

  • @shawnmckenzie1786
    @shawnmckenzie1786 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job. Nice to see you doing your stuff. Always enjoy you.

  • @SecksJay
    @SecksJay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Automotive ASMR. Love it. A new tank at 140quid does seem cheaper than several hours of Ed's labour however... 😄

  • @P51
    @P51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    what are your labour rates? i can't imagine that buying a new tank wouldn't be cheaper

    • @Thanos.m
      @Thanos.m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My thoughts exactly what a waste of time and money and that tank will never be fully sorted

    • @michaelcolgan3182
      @michaelcolgan3182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think he was doing it for a friend or the channel but I'm Sure the new tank was like $200 bucks

    • @Thanos.m
      @Thanos.m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@michaelcolgan3182 yeah a new tank was £140 I'm sure he spend that in materials not including labour plus with the tank in that bad of a shape you always have the risk of clogging up fuel pump lines injectors just a false economy really

    • @McT740052
      @McT740052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Think he just does it for content, nobody in their right mind would do this 😂

    • @ZG0002
      @ZG0002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, got to be for content, 5ltrs of that rust remover is about £30 and he used 15ltrs of that alone lol.