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I took the top off of my pump and managed to remove the little square glass piece for the light. I pulled about half a five gallon bucket of mouse nets out of it and then ran a vacuum down from the top and vacuumed it out. There is some crusty dirt and stuff on the inside. My question is: has anyone ever used a hose with the pump standing up and sprayed it out? I figure the water would come out through the nozzle part on the pump. I was actually able to vacuum the dirt through the nozzle opening to get the fine stuff out. Could I just put hang a 5 gallon bucket off the tube where the gas would come out and spray out the pump with a garden hose?
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Yes, that will work but it would be even better if you could plug it for a while to let the water soak everything up. Add some detergent and hilex to the water and let it stand for an hour before rinsing it. I did this on a 176 before and I was able to get the cylinder pretty darn clean.
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Plug the hose outlet and fill with acid. Let it sit and then drain it. It will be crystal clear. Takes 5 to 10 minutes. Then rinse with water.
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What kind of acid and will it damage the gallon markers? Do I dilute the acid?
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Thanks Kevin. What is hilex and where do I get it? What kind of detergent do you recommend?
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I use some that's made for aluminum wheels. It's pretty weak. Look at your local auto parts store.
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I have had really good luck with CLR, that removes rust and calcium deposits. Available at any Dollar General. It is basically a mild acid like Notchcad is using.
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Thanks guys for all the help. I flushed it out with Gain laundry detergent and water. I installed a pvc gate valve and filled the cylinder with water and detergent, let it sit, and then opened up the gate valve into a 5 gallon bucket, and shut gate valve once full, and then drained it again. I then used some bleach and water, repeated what I had done before, and then finished up with CLR. I came up really clean. I was pretty happy with it considering it was full of mice nests and dirt! It smelled like a barn in my garage, but now the thing is clean and no smell! Thanks guys!!
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Good deal!!! Post before and after pics!
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The first pic doesn't really show you how bad it really was, but it gives you a pretty good idea if you look close at the glass. The second pic is while I had it full of water and waiting to drain it. The third is not the best picture as I took it in a not well lit garage. I haven't put the top back on yet as I wanted to let it dry out completely. Notice the pvc gate valve I put on so I could fill and drain during the process.
Thanks again.
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Here's some better pics I took last night after I put the top back on.
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Mac--that looks great! Glad it worked so well for you!
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Thanks Kevin. I appreciate everyone's tips!
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Boy that looks sure looks great , I am getting ready to redo a GB and had the same dilemma and I will do exactly what you did , maybe I will post before and after pics as well this week, thanks for the information . Travis.
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