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
klr650 1999 for sale in montreal quebec for 2800$cnd
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rust practicals in the gas tank
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of> > My wifes Super Sherpa has rust in her gas tank. I have on a couple
dumped> occasions taken the tank off and swirled the gas around, and then
But> it, in the hopes of removing all the rust practicals and flakes.
there way> there are still practicals in there, and they have now worked
the> into the carb float bowl and have blocked the jet. > > I have taken the carb off and cleaned it thoroughly (big pain in
in her,> neck), ... right now the bikes is running, and has fresh petrol
going to> but I know that sooner or later, some of those practicals are
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> 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
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. Wise men still seek Him... Mark St.Hilaire, Sr A15 My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@... HomePage: http://home.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/> 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.
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rust practicals in the gas tank
Dave (imperial-4776@...) wrote:
[...]> My wifes Super Sherpa has rust in her gas 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> Is there another way of cleaning out the gas tank, rather than just > swirling and shaking the tank.
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klr650 1999 for sale in montreal quebec for 2800$cnd
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