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From: Don Barnes <don@cellarideas.com>
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Subject: Tank sloshing
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For what it's worth, I've cleaned fuel tanks four times without incident =
and still convinced this is the best way. Completely fill the tank with =
water and with a friend, slosh and slosh then drain contents in a clean =
white bucket. You'll see anything fall out. I repeated this process =
several times.

I then emptied all the water and left the wings to dry by elevating it =
allowing the remaining water to drip out over a week or so. I used =
Kleenix to wipe just inside the big drain hole to check for moisture =
remaining. There was none after a week and I taped a fine screen over =
the gas holes to keep dust out.

I suppose one could do a final slosh with 100LL, but the tanks dried =
completely and there was no need to buy gas and dispose of it with =
contaminants. Even with thorough sumping and checking gascolator prior =
to first flight, no water was ever present.

Hope this helps,
Don Barnes
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