3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

professor95 wrote:

The question I have is about the metal gas tank.What is the best way to store it so it won't rust?I

Hummmmm....... interesting question. The metal gas tanks on my grandson's go cart and my rototiller are both rusted. But, the metal fuel tanks for my boat are not. What is the difference? My knee jerk is the oil in the fuel for the boat. Even when the tank is empty, an oily film remains inside the tank. So...... taking the marine theory to heart, what do you think of taking a can of aresol spray "fogging oil" like I use to douse my boat engine and other rustable marine components over the winter months. This is great stuff. I use it on saw blades in my workshop to keep them from rusting during the humid summer months. Also spray it on the bare cast iron parts of my lathe, drill press and table saw. It seems to work - so far.

What if you were to spray a heavy fog inside an empty metal gas tank? My bet is it would coat the tank so as to prevent or slow rust formation. The minute amount of oil in the tank would make no difference when you added gas to the tank later, in fact, the gas would disolve the oil.

Yep, I think it is worth a try. Thanks for the question, it created a new idea!