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Chris Stagg

04-20-2000 14:42:08




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I don't have a tractor, But I know Tractors have gas tanks so I figure someone here can help me. I have a motorcycle that is in mint condition, but I have recently noticed that the inside of my gas tank is rusted It is now starting to bog my bike down , I guess rust is clogging the gas line filter, Is there any type of cure for this 'cause I priced anew tank which cost me $654.00 And I really don't have that kind of money. Any help would be greatly appreciated. "Tanks" everyone!

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Sarah

04-21-2000 23:55:33




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 Re: Gas Tank Rust in reply to Chris Stagg, 04-20-2000 14:42:08  
If you will look back a couple of pages, we talked about this and gave addresses for products and hints.



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rossow (mn)

04-21-2000 04:54:31




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 Re: Gas Tank Rust in reply to Chris Stagg, 04-20-2000 14:42:08  
Places like Eastwood and J.C. Whitney sell gas-tank sealers to the antique-car crowd. You can get rid of the loose rust by putting a short length of chain in the tank and bouncing it around, then flushing the tank. The sealer just sloshes around in the tank and, after it dries, does a great job of preventing rust and even sealing pinhole leaks. It costs about $20 a quart, which is way more than enough for a bike tank. (Price may be higher today -- I haven't bought any for about five years.)

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SteveF

04-20-2000 18:22:47




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 Re: Gas Tank Rust in reply to Chris Stagg, 04-20-2000 14:42:08  
Try this web site, www.por15.com they have motor cycle kits for rusted gas tanks. Make sure you follow the instructions and you should'nt have any more problems. I used this same kit on my Power King tractor and havent had a problem since.

Steve



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Fred S

02-13-2001 01:24:00




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 Re: Re: Gas Tank Rust in reply to SteveF, 04-20-2000 18:22:47  
We use their kits all the time in our shop and the stuff works great. Just follow the instructions, and they have kits for all sizes of tanks. We use the guys at www.por15store.com. They get the stuff to us quick, and lower shipping costs.



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SteveF

04-20-2000 18:22:23




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 Re: Gas Tank Rust in reply to Chris Stagg, 04-20-2000 14:42:08  
Try this web site, www.por15.com they have motor cycle kits for rusted gas tanks. Make sure you follow the instructions and you should'nt have any more problems. I used this same kit on my Power King tractor and havent had a problem since.

Steve



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Dale Heath

04-20-2000 18:17:51




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 Re: Gas Tank Rust in reply to Chris Stagg, 04-20-2000 14:42:08  
Chris: There are a couple ways of curing your rusting problem. 1. The best repair would have the Tank dipped in a caustic solution(plating shop)which will really clean the internal tank but the drawback would be stripped paint.The plater has different cleaning solutions depending upon material/metal to be cleaned.(After cleaning always KEEP TANK FULL OF FUEL--Your rust came from the top of tank where fuel doesn't make contact with the metal.You also might try some carb.cleaner that you soak carb.parts in for cleaning(be careful of paint-you can buy it by the gallon at Auto Parts store roughly $10-$15 a Gal.)Fill up the tank and let it set couple of days and then filter cleaner thru paint filter back into the container.Hopefully the rust hasn't put any pin-holes in the metal making it a leaker.

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