Fuel tank lining red death

[blackstack]

I just changed my fuel filter and see some small flecks of the tank lining in the bowl. What is the solution to the red death??

[krick3tt]

I also found very small bits of red/orange tank lining in my filter and happened to be at MogFest in Calico
at the time. I was told that if they are not the size of a dime that I really did not have to worry...yet.
That was three years ago, have had no further issues. Could have been rust from the Nato cans
I was using to refill my tank. The Nato cans also have the red lining and get chipped around the
spout. It all goes into the tank.
There have been posts about this issue and you may have to go to the locked portion of the site
to get input on this.

[blackstack]

Thanks krick3tt !!
I hope I have the same luck !! The pieces were really small...I am going to carry several fuel filters and hope that if I do start having a problem the spare filters will let me get home!!

I know I read a post a while back (that I cant find ) where the poster in effect cut open and completely rebuilt his tank. I am hoping someone has an easier solution. I would like to get the tank as a maintainance problem rather than as recovery from catastrophy !!

[undysworld]

That was Jerry. Here's his thread: http://real4x4forums.com/PinzgauerBBS/v ... &hilit=gas

[Erik712m]

If you have to reline it. Take it to the powder coater and have them bake the lining out off it. then reline it. really not necessary to cut it open. They charged me $35 for a motor cycle tank. wouldn't think it would be much more for the pinz tank.

[blackstack]

Thanks Undysworld for the link and everyone else who posted . Erik, the baffles would not interfere with the baking off?

[westernair]

Heat knows no boundries (well in this case anyway), the "baking" process will do the same to every part of the tank.

[Twin Pinzies]

My "solution" to the red death issue is to drain the tank twice a year and to always carry a spare fuel filter.

[Erik712m]

Blackstack, not sure but i think the baffles are aluminum? would just let the coater know they could give you more guidance? I doubt it would melt away.

[Jim LaGuardia]

The entire tank is steel. I find pulling the drain plug with a bucket under it to remove loose coating. I have pulled pieces as large as 7"x9" out through the drain. Once all the loose flakes are gone, no more issues.

[Jerbearyukon]

Well when ordeal started I did the same - drain plug out and 5 gallon buckets....pulled huge pieces out etc.....then that didn't work so I had to take the top off that houses the fuel level and I scraped the inside out and thought I had it licked.

Problem is I couldn't get at the baffle area. Then crap started floating in from there and I just got sick of the screwing around with the pieces clogging up the tube.

So I ripped her out - cut holes in her and sand blasted it....NO COATING just got her welded up and pressure tested and she's been running like a charm ever since.

Jer