Paint peeling inside fuel tank. ‘03 RK
#1
11-19-2018, 08:27 PM
Paint peeling inside fuel tank. ‘03 RK
I fueled up today and notice a gray colored flake (paint or sealer) peeling off from inside the tank. I was able to reach in and take it out with my fingers. Anyone have this before. Sounds like a problem if i need to remove my tank and clean it all out. I’m thinking I’ll just let it be for a while and see what happens.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
#2
11-19-2018, 09:00 PM
Not sure if it could be the reason or not but when you store your bike make sure tank is full...some think it’s better to run it empty/half, but that create moisture while it’s stored over time.
This happened to a friend of mine that bought an old bike and he took it to a local company that stripped the inside and recoated it.
This happened to a friend of mine that bought an old bike and he took it to a local company that stripped the inside and recoated it.
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That's a sealing epoxy and was known to peel off in those years I opened my tank up and got all the loose stuff out. When replacing fuel filters years later, no more junk was floating around.
It was a really cheesy method of how Harley installed it. Some tanks will have nearly none at the top and a real thick coating toward the bottom.
EFI is easier to clean because the fuel module opening is so large.
It was a really cheesy method of how Harley installed it. Some tanks will have nearly none at the top and a real thick coating toward the bottom.
EFI is easier to clean because the fuel module opening is so large.
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#4
11-19-2018, 10:28 PM
Not sure if it could be the reason or not but when you store your bike make sure tank is full...some think it’s better to run it empty/half, but that create moisture while it’s stored over time.
This happened to a friend of mine that bought an old bike and he took it to a local company that stripped the inside and recoated it.
This happened to a friend of mine that bought an old bike and he took it to a local company that stripped the inside and recoated it.
#5
11-19-2018, 10:31 PM
That's a sealing epoxy and was known to peel off in those years I opened my tank up and got all the loose stuff out. When replacing fuel filters years later, no more junk was floating around.
It was a really cheesy method of how Harley installed it. Some tanks will have nearly none at the top and a real thick coating toward the bottom.
EFI is easier to clean because the fuel module opening is so large.
It was a really cheesy method of how Harley installed it. Some tanks will have nearly none at the top and a real thick coating toward the bottom.
EFI is easier to clean because the fuel module opening is so large.
#6
11-19-2018, 11:38 PM
I fueled up today and notice a gray colored flake (paint or sealer) peeling off from inside the tank. I was able to reach in and take it out with my fingers. Anyone have this before. Sounds like a problem if i need to remove my tank and clean it all out. I’m thinking I’ll just let it be for a while and see what happens.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
It hasn’t been a problem yet...but Mr. Murphy rides too.
I’m just letting it go for now.
#7
11-20-2018, 12:56 AM
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#8
11-20-2018, 01:19 AM
bike conked out on me about 20km from home a few months back....eventually found fuel not flowing from petcock muchly....managed to crawl home bit by bit....pulled th petcock off & th gauze was almost completely blocked from gray inner tank sealer that had peeled....pulled tanks - after a few days of on n off sessions of rattling a length of chain around inside th tanks & rinsing out repeatedly, fitted everything back onto bike & have kept it full of fuel as best i can - it hasnt been an issue since.....il probably pull th tanks again periodically & repeat..
jus sayin wot can happen if left..
cheers
jus sayin wot can happen if left..
cheers
#9
11-20-2018, 05:28 AM
Chasing a fuel delivery problem two months ago led me to the same discovery you found. 2002 EG Standard, that gray paint/sealer inside the tank is blistering off. I peeled the loose pieces off and closed the console back up, and checked the filter which had zero gray contaminant stuck to it. The area affected leads me to believe the fuel nozzle at the gas station hits the tank hump, and once the seal is broken the peeling begins.
It hasn’t been a problem yet...but Mr. Murphy rides too.
I’m just letting it go for now.
#10
11-20-2018, 05:52 AM