Help...Sugar in Gas Tank...

My '86 Z28 has sugar & water in the fuel tank that
had approx. 4-5 gallons of gas in it at the time it
was 'vandalized'.

The engine has not been started in order to prevent
further fuel system contamination and engine damage.

The repair manual states that the tank does not have
a drain plug and gives instructions for the removal of
tank.
According to the instructions one has to drop the
exhaust system along with the rear end in order
to remove the tank.
A 'big job' to say the least...

I'm inquiring here in hopes that someone may know
of either a short-cut to the removal of the tank or
perhaps has a 'solution' to the problem of how one
might 'cleanse' the tank without removing it.

Also does anyone know if this type tank has any
access panels on it that would facilitate getting
into the tank in order to better cleanse the inside?

Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Vince

BTW: Engine is carburated and there is no electric
fuel pump in either the tank or the system.

it'd take out the fuel line that goes up to the motor and cut itand jsut replace the line

or cyphan it all out, and fill it up with premo (w/ octane booster) or racing gas, and change the oil

the sugar will rest in the bottem of the tank, you wont be able to siphon it out.. And once its sucked into your fuel system, it will gel.. plugging up your fuel lines/filter and possibly your carb..
hmm.. the best way would be to take the tank out.. I dont know how you'd get around it

cut the pan near the trunk and pull it out? i knwo it can be done on 3rd gens

Who would do something like that to a camaro. Must have been a ford man

Man this is the second "vandalism to camaro" thread i've seen in this forum. whats going on?

Time to get locking gas caps. Who ever is doing it needs :swear: :chair:

set up an alarm system so when they touch the car they get shocked... my dad has it drawn out on how to do it :naughty:

it would be my luck that I would forget it was on and shock the hell out of myself....of course you would only do that once before you learned....lol

haha!!! he said the exact same thing

and knowing me i would do that

of course you would only do that once before you learned....lol

i'll bet you I could do it a dozen times a week, and still forget to turn it off!

I didn't want to admit it, but I would definitely do it more than once.....lmao

it doesnt count as stupidity if you like it

lmao! very true....

how much do locking gas caps cost?

there cheap.... you can get them under 10 bucks

pain in the ass though.. No more full serve..lol

haha..i dont remember the last time i saw a full serv.
i think i was in south dakota or sumtin.

really?? a lot of the gas stations here are full serve

yea i lost the key to mine a while back.. boy did that suck

im in a suburb of a big city. u think anyone is gonna pay people to pump ur gas. no.

full serve, what is that? i think i remember that from along time ago, he have to pay like 25 cents a gallon to have somebody stand there and pump gas, i think the only place that does it anymore are the bps, but i doubt that

yeah...they barely do it nemore

its never costed extra.. most of the gas stations around here are full serve.. I guess us canadians are just lazy!

Couldn't you just flush it ? remove the fuel lines or what ever you choose and flush it with something that will cause the sugar to dissipate and do it on a hill so you can then drain the flushing solution and fill er back up with gas n' go.

bp here isnt self serve... some liek citgos and stuff, and private gas stations/garages... btu in NJ its actualyl illegal to pump your own gas. so at least they do that.

My '86 Z28 has sugar & water in the fuel tank that
had approx. 4-5 gallons of gas in it at the time it
was 'vandalized'.

The engine has not been started in order to prevent
further fuel system contamination and engine damage.

The repair manual states that the tank does not have
a drain plug and gives instructions for the removal of
tank.
According to the instructions one has to drop the
exhaust system along with the rear end in order
to remove the tank.
A 'big job' to say the least...

I'm inquiring here in hopes that someone may know
of either a short-cut to the removal of the tank or
perhaps has a 'solution' to the problem of how one
might 'cleanse' the tank without removing it.

Also does anyone know if this type tank has any
access panels on it that would facilitate getting
into the tank in order to better cleanse the inside?

Any and all suggestions are appreciated.

Vince

BTW: Engine is carburated and there is no electric
fuel pump in either the tank or the system.

Replace the tank, Perhaps your insurance or homeowners insurance would pay for the repair! You could get one from a junk-yard cheap.

Robert

Every gas station in Oregon is full service. I think I would rather pump my own gas instead of have some guy who could care less spill gas all down the side of my car. Then would have to open a can of whoop ass :chair:

oh id like to see em spill gas down the side of my car. id light a match and throw it out the window as i pulled away...

lmao... that would suck

nice, the worst part is if you do get that around here, they expect a tip, on top of the outrageous gas prices

Ya i would give them a tip get a new job....lmao They dont get shit here. Pump my gas and wash my windows. If you really want to be an ass tell them to check your oil...lol min wage here is like $7 and some change so they get paid good to stand there and pump gas.... no stress job...

Still no fix for the sugar?


Well heres what you do.


Disconect the feed and return lines to the engine, block them off with what ever you can find.
I bit of steel rod, Iv used a screwdriver and hose clamp in the past etc etc.

Drain all the petrol out of the tank.
Put it somewhere safe, like a portable container.
It might be an idea to filter it through some gause if you can.

Fill the gas tank with water.
Twice as much water as there is sugar.
This will dissolve all the sugar in the tank, and you can then drain out the water/sugar mix.
Don't be afraid to refil with more water to make sure you got all the sugar.


Now you have a gas tank with water residue in it.
Fill it with a litre or two of meths.
This will absorb all the water, drain out the meths.
You know have a tank filled with meths.
Refill your tank with fuel, add prehaps a litre (half a gallon roughly) with a full tank of gas and run the car.

The meths will mix with the fuel and be burned by the engine.


As long as no sugar has gotten into the fuel lines you will have no problems.


Iv used meths to fix water in fuel problems in a few cars, its espcialy good on carberated cars where the water will fit in the bottom of the float and stall the engine.

Moppie what is meths :screwy:

Ahh the wonders of an international forum


Meths is Kiwis slang for Methylated Spirits

http://www.tipking.com/cleaning/tip_482.shtml
http://adunk.ozehosting.com/metho.html

Its basicly Ethanol.

yay Corn!