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It wouldn't be hijacking as it is very relevent to anyone who may read this in the future ! I found it usefull as I knew you can get them treated but wouldnt have thought about going to a radiator guy ! I have one up the road I could try somtime. You can get repair kits where you pour in the coating and swill it around and empty any surplus, I think POR15 do somthing too.
As it happend mine was quite shiney inside (from what I could see through the gauge hole ) all I could see was what I assume to be the filter in bits - I tried to fish it out but at appears to still be attached to the end of the pickup pipe ! It was like a cloth gause. (this might cause me problems in the future)
Also the filler pipe seems to go inside the tank with a lip on the bottom so you cant empty it completely by tipping it upside down. I had to put a cloth in through the gauge hole to soak up the last and fish it out again.
The filler neck was rusty at the top, probably from condensation, an I am guessing that this is the rust that ended up in the lines and filter.
I cleaned it up with a wire brush - rinsed the tank out with water - blew it dry with an air line - and sprayed it with Hammerite paint.
I painted the outside of the tank with underbody seal. I will do the same under the back of the car whilst the tank is out (easy to get at it now ).
and guess what .... its raining again today :-(
Rich
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