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rust practicals in the gas tank
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2002 6:24 pm
by imperial-4776@webtv.net
My wifes Super Sherpa has rust in her gas tank. I have on a couple of
occasions taken the tank off and swirled the gas around, and then dumped
it, in the hopes of removing all the rust practicals and flakes. But
there are still practicals in there, and they have now worked there way
into the carb float bowl and have blocked the jet.
I have taken the carb off and cleaned it thoroughly (big pain in the
neck), ... right now the bikes is running, and has fresh petrol in her,
but I know that sooner or later, some of those practicals are going to
work there way back into the carb.
Is there another way of cleaning out the gas tank, rather than just
swirling and shaking the tank.
TIA
Dave
Salem OR
rust practicals in the gas tank
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2002 6:36 pm
by ridecaptan
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., imperial-4776@w... wrote:
>
> My wifes Super Sherpa has rust in her gas tank. I have on a couple
of
> occasions taken the tank off and swirled the gas around, and then
dumped
> it, in the hopes of removing all the rust practicals and flakes.
But
> there are still practicals in there, and they have now worked
there way
> into the carb float bowl and have blocked the jet.
>
> I have taken the carb off and cleaned it thoroughly (big pain in
the
> neck), ... right now the bikes is running, and has fresh petrol
in her,
> but I know that sooner or later, some of those practicals are
going to
> work there way back into the carb.
>
> Is there another way of cleaning out the gas tank, rather than just
> swirling and shaking the tank.
>
> TIA
> Dave
> Salem OR
Why not get an inline gas filter. It will solve your problems. I
have heard when storing a bike for any lenght of time, to fill the
tank up, so that condensation cannot form inside the tank.
Ed
rust practicals in the gas tank
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2002 10:51 pm
by Mark St.Hilaire, Sr
> Why not get an inline gas filter. It will solve your problems. I
> have heard when storing a bike for any lenght of time, to fill the
> tank up, so that condensation cannot form inside the tank.
I agree. I believe we should ALL have filters installed, and filling the
tank with gas that has been treated with Sta-Bil is the best thing to do.
Run the bike to be sure the Sta-Bil gas has replaced whatever might be in
the carb and you're good to go.
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rust practicals in the gas tank
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2002 8:51 am
by Ted Palmer
Dave (imperial-4776@...) wrote:
> My wifes Super Sherpa has rust in her gas tank.
[...]
> Is there another way of cleaning out the gas tank, rather than just
> swirling and shaking the tank.
You could put some nuts and bolts in the tank and swirl those around,
but even if you clean it out, you will likely have bare steel exposed
that will rust eventually.
You might want to investigate the various tank sealers out there, like
"Kreem", which put an epoxy-type coating inside that tank.
The procedure can be somewhat messy and smelly, but the fix is a lot
more permanent than waiting for the seams to rust through.
Mister_T
Melbourne Australia
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