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    My XM211 Fuel Tank

    I would suggest you solder it shut as opposed to welding. A trick that a friend did on a Bren carrier tank was to add a bunch of pea gravel in to it, close it up, and he strapped it to the rim of the tractor he was using that day. End of day he washed out the gravel, and the inside was...
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    My XM211 Fuel Tank

    Good to hear the thinners did not destroy the rubber. I used both laquer and acetone initially, and was not sure which cause the rubber to convert to goo. What I would give to see temps above freezing again. We have been consistently around -15°F these days.
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    My XM211 Fuel Tank

    I just cleaned a tank that was left with fuel in it for 28 years. To look at it I thought it was hopeless. I used acetone (available at home depot) and by the time I finished it was as clean as a whistle inside. You will want to remove the fuel pump assembly first, or you will turn the rubber...
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