Gas tank coatings advice
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That is not true. the tank filer/screen is about a 60 micron filter. It wont pass very fine particle but it will pass things the consistency of fine powder which rust will become after it is sloshed around in the tank for awhile, This is the stuff that plugs jets and passage ways. The same sediment you find in the bottom of the float bowl. I have cleaned this out of many jets and seen it collecting on many needle and seats. The factory tank screen is okay as long as your tank remains rust free and only needs to stop large particles
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I took it all apart again. The problem with the stuff that was getting through the screen is it seemed to be causing the float to stick. When I would look in the bowl there was hardly any gas. When I drained the tank there were big chunks of something similar to paint that had been applied before I got the bike. I spent a couple of days soaking in white vinegar and shaking roofing nails around in the tank. As it turns out the roofing nails were not the best idea I ever had. It took forever to get them all out. The filler neck is not the low point of the upside down tank. That meant I had to get all of the nails out where the petcock used to be. After I got that all done I put an open hose in there from my lawn pump and let it run for a couple of hours sloshing it around every once in a while. I added in inline clear filter so I can see if I am picking stuff up. I think it's clean for now. I'm pretty old so the tank will probably hast longer than I will. I looked at a new tank. My bike has a pearl paint that is pretty to me. Although I am more about riding than looking good I still didn't want to pay to try to match that paint. I just didn't have the heart to get a tank and paint it with a can of Rustoleum. That's just me. I appreciate the advice. I was headed toward the coating. Im glad you folks talked me out of it.
I took it all apart again. The problem with the stuff that was getting through the screen is it seemed to be causing the float to stick. When I would look in the bowl there was hardly any gas. When I drained the tank there were big chunks of something similar to paint that had been applied before I got the bike. I spent a couple of days soaking in white vinegar and shaking roofing nails around in the tank. As it turns out the roofing nails were not the best idea I ever had. It took forever to get them all out. The filler neck is not the low point of the upside down tank. That meant I had to get all of the nails out where the petcock used to be. After I got that all done I put an open hose in there from my lawn pump and let it run for a couple of hours sloshing it around every once in a while. I added in inline clear filter so I can see if I am picking stuff up. I think it's clean for now. I'm pretty old so the tank will probably hast longer than I will. I looked at a new tank. My bike has a pearl paint that is pretty to me. Although I am more about riding than looking good I still didn't want to pay to try to match that paint. I just didn't have the heart to get a tank and paint it with a can of Rustoleum. That's just me. I appreciate the advice. I was headed toward the coating. Im glad you folks talked me out of it.
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