Petrol tank cleaning

There's nothing else for it: the GSX600F's tank has got to be Petsealed.

I've taken off all the gubbins (filler cap, petrol tap and fuel gauge
sender), and given it a bit of a swill round with a bit of petrol and
some nuts and bolts. This produced something that looked remarkably
similar to what the dog left on the kitchen floor last time she had
diarrhoea.

I want to give it more of a clean, but I've got a problem: how do I seal
up the holes left by the tap and the gauge sender? I'm guessing I'll
need to do the same when I apply the Petseal, too.

Any suggestions?

 

What if I haven't got any 3mm aluminium lying around, eh?

Never mind, I'll improvise.

Yeah, I was wondering about that... I can probably make a bung out of
something covered in more old inner tube, and gaffa-taped in place.

 

Gaffa tape. Works for me.

 

Again, gaffa tape.

 

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I don't know what sort of gaffa tape you're using, but when I tried that
the petrol dissolved the adhesive and I ended up with slimy non-stick
gaffa tape and mucky petrol splashed everywhere.

 

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See my other reply...

 

I just used masking tape when I Kreemed the RD tank. It needed the
petrol tap threads cleaning out, but hardly a big deal. If you want a
good seal while you clean out the tank using more petrol what's wrong
with leaving the fittings in place?

 

Two reasons:

1. I'm a bit concerned about the handful of nuts and bolts that I'm
sloshing around causing some damage to the fuel level sender;

2. There's no way I can leave the fittings in while I apply the Petseal,
so I might as well find a decent solution now.

 

I was assuming the tank would be empty, as you'd removed the tap and
gauge sender.....

 

Coke, for example. The cheaper the better, a couple of big bottles of
cola will rip the rust right out of there. Leave to soak for as long
as poss (thinks of Blaney) and the phosphoric acid gets going on the
ferric oxide.

 

Well, yes, it *was* empty, but the cleaning advice I've seen many times
is to slosh some petrol around with an assorted handful of nuts and
bolts, so I needed it to hold a /bit/ of petrol for a few minutes.

 

Warm or hot water. It's only sugary stickiness.

 

Petrol, FFS.

 

Anton Gijsen said...

Bad, bad move. There's reasons why products like Petseal and Kreem
exist, and why Hammerite isn't touted as a petrol tank sealant.

 

Just leave it full of petrol then, with some fuel stabiliser if it's
left for months on end without being used.

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