Tanks? Don't talk to me about tanks...

So today was the day that I decided to properly clean out the tank on
the BlingMobile. The problem is that some pillock has coated the inside
of the tank with some sort of sealant. Only it's crap. It's a cream
colour (El Spic suggested it's a septic product called "Kreme"). And it
almost (but not quite) sticks to the inside of the tank.

The upshot is that great lumps of it fall off and block the fuel tap.

Washing the tank out with hot soapy water got quite a lot of it out. A
steam cleaner got quite a bit more. Advanced gynaecology through the
fuel level sender hole got even more.

I was considering hacking a hole in the bottom of the tank, then
persuading Pip to weld it back, but his obvious enthusiasm for the
project dissuaded me.

So I'm going to dry the fucking thing out, and hit it with some Petseal.
We'll see what happens.

I love this bike, but it's a real pain in the arse sometimes...

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Let it dry, then pour in a handful of pea gravel. Shake it like ****
for a while. Rest and repeat. That will grit blast a lot of the worst
of it off prior to petsealing it.

Like a good woman...

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Simon Atkinson

I like that idea. A lot. I shall do that. Thank 'ee master.

Well, quite.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Also builds up your arms like a night in a car park with Sir Tony.

****.

Off.

 

Or old nuts and bolts. Wedge it into the tumble drier with a couple of old
pillows, and give it a few hours on the cool setting.

 

Nuts and bolts sounds good - Tumble drier could be a bit gentle
compared to a fully trained Morris dancer giving it a good shaking as
if it were a pigs bladder on a stick.

 

Excellent idea, if the tank isn't too big to fit into the tumble drier.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Probably easier to get back out than gravel, on reflection.

I don't think this tank will fit in the tumble drier. I might have to
rig something up.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Depends how long the Fully Trained Morris Dancer can keep it up for.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Not long, these days. Usually just long enough, in fact.

This one may need mechanical assistance.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

platypus emerged from their own little world to say

www.viagra.com

 

Concrete mixer?

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, wessie

It's an idea, but it'd be a bit expensive.

I think I'll use the nuts and bolts.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Attach it to a hardley ableson. Failing that, chuck on the dash of a
metro and get it up past 70. IME that'll shake it like it's on a
jackhammer.

 

A year or so back, somebody on here recommended an outfit that would
chemically dung out your tank, but I can't find it on google.

Wait one, I've just had a thought.

Yep, here it is:

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q...2bh3$1i1il2$&rnum=1

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Muck

<looks in garden>

And we have a winner! I'd completely forgotten I'd still got that.

That should drive the neighbours barmy tomorrow, then.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

That looks good, but I think they'd still have a problem with this
"Kreme" shit. I'll give the tumbling a go, and see what happens when I
Petseal it.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"

 

Laundrette. YKIMS.

 

On behalf of the female monotreme can I just say 'keep away from my
tumble dryer'.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lady Nina

(sigh)

And there you go, reinforcing tired sexist stereotypes. Frankly, I
expected rather better from you.

--
Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"