Any ideas for cleaning the tanks and making them white again? I did a search and everyone said to replace them, but those posts are really old and they are not available anymore.

 

I have heard using Lestoil. It's a kitchen purpose item that you add into these tanks and seal them off with some water inside. Shake, wait overnight and dump the gunk away.

Home Depot has CLR,,, cleans away Calcium, Lime and Rust.

A few bucks of experimentation would not hurt.

 

There was this whole thread where someone had used liquid plumber to clean theres and it came out pretty much white...looked brand new!

 

do you have a link for the liquid plumber I didnt see it

 

i have done the liquid plumber thing . worked great , coolant tank looked almost new . clean with soap water , seal openings with sandwich bags & rubber bands . open neck , pour in about 2 cups of liquid plumber , poke a wet wash cloth in it , re-seal . slosh it around , coat the inside well . let set on different sides for about 15-20 mins. . flush tank & repeat if needed . worked for me , good luck .

ps : forgot to mention , use liquid plumber GEL .

 

This guy right here is the one who made the thread.

 

Also use a bottle brush to get into the nooks and crannies. But you can but them new. They are pretty reasonable

 

New from this site:

http://www.moderndaymuscle.com/under...x=205&start=20

JamesC

 

The windshield washer jug for 89-92 thirdgens was discontinued a while back. I just took mine off. I sanded it a bit but it still looked yellowish

 

Not only does ModernDay sell them, but the part numbers are still good here:

http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/index.c...TOKEN=43475709

14070997 (Coolant)
10078368 (Washer)

EDIT: If you're not into new, by all means try Uncle Tom's fix. After all he's been around for a long, long, long, very long time (rumor has it that he helped the Roman's wrench on their chariots) and has a ton of tricks up his sleeve.

JamesC

 

The washer part number is for 88 and older. The pn for the 89 and later is 22063426 which is discontinued

 

Thanks. Good to know.

JamesC

 

How about this for the coolant tank? I didn't realize there was a difference (learn something new every day).

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...irtanknew.aspx

JamesC

 

14070997 (Coolant)
10078368 (Washer)

EDIT: If you're not into new, by all means try Uncle Tom's fix. After all he's been around for a long, long, long, very long time (rumor has it that he helped the Roman's wrench on their chariots) and has a ton of tricks up his sleeve.

JamesC[/quote]

O.K. James , i will get even . no truth to the ROMAN thing . but , i was friends with Lindberg's crew chief . ( Maj. "Stan the Man" Lindberg that is ) . i will getcha James .

 

Great to hear about the Plummer Gel. Everyone always gets to the checkout page when buying these and says, "Wait, what else do I REALLY need for my car?" and off they go. LOL at least thats how it is for me...

 

O.K. James , i will get even . no truth to the ROMAN thing . but , i was friends with Lindberg's crew chief . ( Maj. "Stan the Man" Lindberg that is ) . i will getcha James .[/QUOTE]

 

Try these

Google - Universal Spinners. The wiper fluid has the Moroso screw top welded on.





Or just buy new ones. Always looks better under the hood.

 

I ordered the washer and coolant bottles but as I read down Its the wrong washer tank I need the one thats discontinued, oh well whats the difference at least it will be new and will look good.

 

the small tank (if you look very close) has a small tab towards center . that tab is used to support the duct work for a factory dual snorkel air cleaner . i happen to have one from an 82 parts car i used to have . did you know that James ??? (i'm still going to get you)

 

I did know. I used to run the dual snorkel set-up. Get me? Uncle, you'll probably have forgotten by tomorrow .

JamesC