27-01-2019, 09:18 AM
(26-01-2019, 08:17 PM)Peter Naulls Wrote: Spannerman is absolutely right, vacuum cleaners and fumes are a dangerous combination. One of my jobs as a young apprentice was to keep the company's spray booth clean - with a dustpan and brush, never with a vacuum. Something I adhere to to this day.
Peter.
Yes, of course, err on the cautious side when dealing with petrol tank — basically don’t rush things and let time pass for empty tank to aerate properly. Once tank is off car you can remove sender unit which opens up the tank nicely to venting of any residual fumes. I would say leave a few days for this process to be on the safe side.
May be useful to know that the sender unit is attached with 3BA screws. These are easy to obtain online and I bought a tap at the same time as some of the screws broke off in the tank and I had to carefully drill out and re tap.
So — Perhaps I was unwise to use a vac and I’m certainly not going to say anything against Peters good advice. It will be tempting though when however much you try and shake the stuff out an enjoying bit remains!
Charles