Thanks for this guide. I have a 1962 Ford P-350 delivery van with a rust tank that is impossible to replace. I'm going to use this method. Great!! Thank you!
Shoulda tossed some rocks and gave it a good solid shake before you poured it out. An inline filter wouldn't hurt either. I'm sure it's fine though. Creative solution with the pvc on the rod too. Good lil vid.
Water didn't get into the tank like you think!!! Condensation is how it got in it!!! The tank is vented and that lets humidity in and then it condensates in the tank!!! Keep Rocking it out!!!
The ethanol in gas is hygroscopic. It will draw water out of the air. Leave a container of gas that is not tightly sealed in a humid area and it will collect water.
See Eclidean's comment. Thank Federal regulations mandating ethanol in gasoline. That's to subsidise Iowa's corn growers, who have an important effect on Presidential elections. Governments used to forbidd the adulteration of products. Now they impose it.
"Water got in Somehow" it's because you used Pump gas which is full of Alcohol, and it sucks in water vapor in the air and condenses it in the gas and causes tanks to rust- this new Gas that isnt 100% GAS, SUCKS!!!!
You're missing something important. Ethanol absorbs water and allows you to burn the water rather than it sitting in the bottom of the tank, causing rust since gasoline floats on top of water. You can have 20 proof ethanol meaning it has 80% water in it, and it won't rust steel or aluminum, think about beer cans for a moment.... what are they made of, what is inside them.. take a minute and figure it out. I have several vehicles, chainsaws, small engines, etc that run on ethanol, both E85 and straight hydrous ethanol I make. Hydrous means it has water still in it, and mine has 10%-5% water in it as it comes out of my still. Guess what is inside my fuel tanks.. clean metal, no rust, no varnish. They sit for months at a time in winter, like November 1 to May 1, because of the snow and salt we get here. 200 inches of snow is not a small amount. You're right about condensation causing rust with heat cycles, you're wrong about ethanol. Gasoline in its entirety sucks and always has, low octane, wastes most of its energy to heat, low on power, leaves a varnish in the tanks, lines, pumps, and the carbon buildup is what wears out engines. My engines that never see gasoline at all have zero wear in them, same as in Brazil where they run taxis for a million miles on hydrous ethanol and have very minimal wear. Driving around with 13:1 iron heads on a 455 Pontiac making 600ftlb and well over 550hp is a lot of fun on 10 cent a gallon tree sap 190 proof vodka. Its my summer daily driver.
@@SweatyFatGuy whats the best resource you’ve found for learning to make your own? I have a large garden and could grow sugar beets or….anything to make my own fuel. I have some old fords which I’d love to keep rolling through the crazy gas prices here in california. Advice?
Have had good luck with this process on other things and thought of doing a tiller tank the same way. I had basically the same idea as you in regards to preventing a short. Glad I decided to search on TH-cam. I might fit a piece of pvc, tape, or rubber on the bottom of my rod to prevent it from possibly shorting against the tank.
Hey MacroMachines. Guess who. Is that the same trike that you have to drive to college with??…..LOL, Little engineering 101. Thank you Mr MacroMachines. lol. Pretty cool system though. That really worked good on that engine block. Thanks man. Have a great weekend.
I just tried this for almost 8 hours yesterday worked but not as good as I thought with just baking soda of course I only checked it twice and both times I had to readjust because the light on my battery charger turned off so it wasn't doing the effect but the brass bar I used weakened so much I crumbled the piece that was in the solution and it turned green so later vefore I had to leave my grams to go home I tried some toilet bowl cleaner you can get fir a dollar at tte dollar store the works which is what I tried first but it didn't do a good job because I learned the works made theyr formula weaker than it used to be but I looked it up and the acid in it is not only conductive but an electroylote I let it in maybe about 30 minutes with electrolysis loosened up the rust quickly atleast a good amount it still needed more so when I got home I tried some more but it wouldn't work my battery charger was turning on but it didn't go to the other light that indicates it's working so because the solution was very dirty I tried emptying it cleaning refilling with fresh hot or warm water still fixnt work I tried cleaning the aliggator clamps withsandpaper since there was a lil stuff on em still isn't working and for some reason my fuel tank wont fill all the way up somehow I think its looking
I watched this video and got intrigued, so I decided to try it. I didn’t have much luck. My battery charger doesn’t even come on when hooked up this way. Not that was evident anyway, no lights, no buzzing sound nothing. So I left it hooked up for about 8 hours. I was trying to clean a small piece of metal in a five gallon bucket. I followed you instructions to a t. I even researched it on the internet. I used arm and hammer washing soda. About three cups to five gallons. No results. What did I do wrong? My battery charger works fine when hooked up to a battery. Do you have any advice? This process would come handy in my garage if I could get it to work.
I'd make sure the cathode isnt touching the gas tank, and that the battery charger is strong enough. There's also lots of information about the process online to do more research
Daft Old Man My first experience with this process, I used a battery charger that can read condition of battery by pushing a lever down. Had VERY good luck with it. Lot better than a small 10 amp charger I have tried. The small one would only show maybe 1 or 2 amps when connected to the the system.
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Thanks for this guide. I have a 1962 Ford P-350 delivery van with a rust tank that is impossible to replace. I'm going to use this method. Great!! Thank you!
Shoulda tossed some rocks and gave it a good solid shake before you poured it out. An inline filter wouldn't hurt either. I'm sure it's fine though. Creative solution with the pvc on the rod too. Good lil vid.
Toss in a dozen 1/4 nuts or steel balls removed from ball bearings instead of rocks....
Thank you. Good idea on how to fix the sacrificial metal.
Good job and explanation. I have been trying to avoid messing with muriatic acid on my project and will try this 1st. Thanks
Thanks for the video, a simple fix and well explained. You and Hannah, from Hannah's Bug, are talented young people. Keep up the good work.
Nicely done, I could see myself using this compared to cleaning a old flat head block
Water didn't get into the tank like you think!!! Condensation is how it got in it!!! The tank is vented and that lets humidity in and then it condensates in the tank!!! Keep Rocking it out!!!
The ethanol in gas is hygroscopic. It will draw water out of the air. Leave a container of gas that is not tightly sealed in a humid area and it will collect water.
Thanks man, very cool.. I used pellets and vinegar on one old tank but this looks much easier!
Useful video 👍
See Eclidean's comment. Thank Federal regulations mandating ethanol in gasoline. That's to subsidise Iowa's corn growers, who have an important effect on Presidential elections. Governments used to forbidd the adulteration of products. Now they impose it.
"Water got in Somehow" it's because you used Pump gas which is full of Alcohol, and it sucks in water vapor in the air and condenses it in the gas and causes tanks to rust- this new Gas that isnt 100% GAS, SUCKS!!!!
You're missing something important. Ethanol absorbs water and allows you to burn the water rather than it sitting in the bottom of the tank, causing rust since gasoline floats on top of water. You can have 20 proof ethanol meaning it has 80% water in it, and it won't rust steel or aluminum, think about beer cans for a moment.... what are they made of, what is inside them.. take a minute and figure it out.
I have several vehicles, chainsaws, small engines, etc that run on ethanol, both E85 and straight hydrous ethanol I make. Hydrous means it has water still in it, and mine has 10%-5% water in it as it comes out of my still. Guess what is inside my fuel tanks.. clean metal, no rust, no varnish. They sit for months at a time in winter, like November 1 to May 1, because of the snow and salt we get here. 200 inches of snow is not a small amount.
You're right about condensation causing rust with heat cycles, you're wrong about ethanol. Gasoline in its entirety sucks and always has, low octane, wastes most of its energy to heat, low on power, leaves a varnish in the tanks, lines, pumps, and the carbon buildup is what wears out engines. My engines that never see gasoline at all have zero wear in them, same as in Brazil where they run taxis for a million miles on hydrous ethanol and have very minimal wear. Driving around with 13:1 iron heads on a 455 Pontiac making 600ftlb and well over 550hp is a lot of fun on 10 cent a gallon tree sap 190 proof vodka. Its my summer daily driver.
@@SweatyFatGuy whats the best resource you’ve found for learning to make your own? I have a large garden and could grow sugar beets or….anything to make my own fuel. I have some old fords which I’d love to keep rolling through the crazy gas prices here in california. Advice?
I like this idea, thank you for sharing.
Great video & informative thanks 👍
You should coat the inside with a tank liner to prevent it from rusting again
Or maybe galvanize it using a similar method
Nope, just clean it again if it rusts.
Have had good luck with this process on other things and thought of doing a tiller tank the same way. I had basically the same idea as you in regards to preventing a short.
Glad I decided to search on TH-cam.
I might fit a piece of pvc, tape, or rubber on the bottom of my rod to prevent it from possibly shorting against the tank.
I've also had good luck using vinegar overnight. Alcohol works good as a rinse removing water.
I hadn't thought about doing this on a gas tank great idea
thinking of doing this to an old cast iron intake.
What else can i use instead of the washing soda? Thinking of cleaning my moped fuel tank with this.
Great idea!
Very handy hint thanks, I'm just doing a weed whacker with that problem 👍🏻
Hey MacroMachines. Guess who. Is that the same trike that you have to drive to college with??…..LOL, Little engineering 101. Thank you Mr MacroMachines. lol. Pretty cool system though. That really worked good on that engine block. Thanks man. Have a great weekend.
really pretty cool
That's cool thanks
Would this work with just a regular car battery?
Awesome!
This would work great for the old metal Jerry cans.
I just tried this for almost 8 hours yesterday worked but not as good as I thought with just baking soda of course I only checked it twice and both times I had to readjust because the light on my battery charger turned off so it wasn't doing the effect but the brass bar I used weakened so much I crumbled the piece that was in the solution and it turned green so later vefore I had to leave my grams to go home I tried some toilet bowl cleaner you can get fir a dollar at tte dollar store the works which is what I tried first but it didn't do a good job because I learned the works made theyr formula weaker than it used to be but I looked it up and the acid in it is not only conductive but an electroylote I let it in maybe about 30 minutes with electrolysis loosened up the rust quickly atleast a good amount it still needed more so when I got home I tried some more but it wouldn't work my battery charger was turning on but it didn't go to the other light that indicates it's working so because the solution was very dirty I tried emptying it cleaning refilling with fresh hot or warm water still fixnt work I tried cleaning the aliggator clamps withsandpaper since there was a lil stuff on em still isn't working and for some reason my fuel tank wont fill all the way up somehow I think its looking
Fill with evapo-rust, let set for a day . Dump and rinse out.
I watched this video and got intrigued, so I decided to try it. I didn’t have much luck. My battery charger doesn’t even come on when hooked up this way. Not that was evident anyway, no lights, no buzzing sound nothing. So I left it hooked up for about 8 hours. I was trying to clean a small piece of metal in a five gallon bucket. I followed you instructions to a t. I even researched it on the internet. I used arm and hammer washing soda. About three cups to five gallons. No results. What did I do wrong? My battery charger works fine when hooked up to a battery. Do you have any advice? This process would come handy in my garage if I could get it to work.
I'd make sure the cathode isnt touching the gas tank, and that the battery charger is strong enough. There's also lots of information about the process online to do more research
A battery charger that detects the condition of the battery cannot be used for electrolysis. It wants to detect a battery.
Daft Old Man My first experience with this process, I used a battery charger that can read condition of battery by pushing a lever down. Had VERY good luck with it. Lot better than a small 10 amp charger I have tried. The small one would only show maybe 1 or 2 amps when connected to the the system.
Ethanol pulls in water
Wheres the tank
Is no-one concerned about the hydrogen that could have been accumulating in that tank?
nope
MacroMachines I would think the hydrogen would vent out via the pvc pipe and space around it.