davidimurray
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 04:45 PM |
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Cleaning inside header tank
I bought a rover 25 header tank and want to clean it up before fitting it into the car. I have dumped it in a vat of hot water and fairy liquid and
that's cleaned the outside up. Sticking a tooth brush in a gently touch on the dirt inside takes it off easily but obviously I cannot reach all
around the inside. Has anyone got any suggestions as to how I can clean the inside of the tank?
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Autosri
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 04:49 PM |
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Hot water and some bleach and a really good shake normaly works
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 04:53 PM |
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swimbo out of house ? Dishwasher
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 04:58 PM |
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I did hoa tiny bit of bleach diluted well with water, a handfull of fish tank gravel, left it soaking & gave it the odd shake around, a mate of
mine used small M5 nuts because he had no gravel, finished off with some hot soapy water.
Considering how it stated, mine came out pretty clean, still a bit yellowish but you can see fluid in it so im happy.
 
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Made an ali bracket for it too.
 
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acb2713
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 05:01 PM |
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Steep in a bucket containing a dish washer liquid and water solution, for a few hours, to loosen all the dirt. Then, with some of this solution still
in the tank, add some course grit or sand, and shake vigorously. The grit will get into all the parts you cannot reach and scrub them clean. I did
my Mk2 Fiesta tank this way and it worked a treat. For obvious reasons, make sure it is rinsed well and all grit has been washed away.
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balidey
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 05:22 PM |
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I was told to put a sink plug chain in and use that you shake around. Never tried it though
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davidimurray
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 05:23 PM |
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Thanks everyone
Dishwasher - SWMBO is the dishwasher
Interestingly she suggested some sand/gravel/rice and soap pwoder so SWMBO really does know best 
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rdodger
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 06:29 PM |
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Biological washing powder/liquid works well.
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designer
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 06:40 PM |
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Bruclenz, stuff used to clean home brewing vats.
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perksy
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 06:46 PM |
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Washing powder solution and some Aquarium gravel or Rice
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iank
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 08:34 PM |
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Magic balls (from Lakeland) do the job well.
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/8949/Magic-Balls;jsessionid=D4F4C5F53CF2300EE061C085BE9E12C2.app2
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Mr C
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 08:59 PM |
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Try kettle descaler and boiling water
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ashg
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| posted on 22/1/12 at 09:06 PM |
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i used mr muscle oven cleaner and gravel off the drive to clean out mine.
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se7ensport
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| posted on 23/1/12 at 12:36 AM |
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I tried dishwaser tablets, they made a pretty good start, but the best trick I found was to half fill with water and put in the freezer. After 2-3
hours it'll be mostly frozen, just give it a good shake, where the water has been in contact with the dirt it lifts and the ice being shaken
about removes the rest without damaging the plastic.
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