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| Posted: Sat Sep 19th, 2009 02:29 am | 1st Post |
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see below Last edited on Mon Sep 21st, 2009 05:25 pm by newbiker ____________________ 76, 83, 84I,84A, 86 SEi Wings are gone, now 75, 84A I have to stop buying dead old Wings...  ignition switch for $8, solenoid for $10, fuel pump for $30 still work fine! |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19th, 2009 02:35 am | 2nd Post |
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Please post the translation. Can you tell us how yours turned out. I know you have my attention. I suspect a lot of others too.
____________________ Keep it Shiny Side Up Jim -------------------- |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19th, 2009 02:45 am | 3rd Post |
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From some forum Cheap white vinegar dissolves rust. Pour some into a coffee can and drop in those rusty bolts. Let is sit for a few days sloshing occasionally. Also works as a gas tank cleaner. Filling it with vinegar and letting it sit for a few days will give you a tank cleaned down to bare metal with lose flakes that can be easily flushed out with a garden hose. Along the same lines… I recently refurbished a fuel tank that was severly rusted inside. It was so bad that the fuel sending unit components had been totally eaten away! I filled the tank to the top with white vinegar and let it set for 48 hours. The vinegar took it down to the bare metal! All rust gone! I rinsed it, applied etching solution, then Bill Hirsch tank sealant, installed a new fuel sending unit and it worked like a charm! The 10 gallons of white vinegar cost me $11 total! Last edited on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 03:02 am by newbiker ____________________ 76, 83, 84I,84A, 86 SEi Wings are gone, now 75, 84A I have to stop buying dead old Wings... ignition switch for $8, solenoid for $10, fuel pump for $30 still work fine! |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19th, 2009 12:17 pm | 4th Post |
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Skip the translation here is the same thing in English already http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/projects-how-write-ups/49040-help-rusted-gas-tank.html Last edited on Sat Sep 19th, 2009 12:18 pm by RB ____________________ 1981 GL1100I Daily rider 1976 GL1000 Sulfur Yellow sold 1979 GL1000 parting out PM if you're looking for something 1975 sold 1978 sold 1981 sold 1982 sold 1982 sold 1983 Apsy sold FAIR WINDS, RB |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19th, 2009 02:16 pm | 5th Post |
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And here are some links to prior discussions. Cleaning gas tanks - Fast using vinegar & sand Gas Tank Rust Removers - Comparison between types KZrider.com - Rusty Tanks. Rust Removal Using Electrolysis Rusteco rust removing product for gas tanks Rusty gas tank cleanup All of these links worked at the time of posting.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21st, 2009 04:13 pm | 6th Post |
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newbiker wrote: I found this info which I am translating, verify. DO NOT USE stainless steel. I posted directions on this on another thread a while back. The cheapest thing to use for your sacrificial iron is rebar cut to lengths, or the big iron nails at hardware stores. Stainless gives off a poisonous gas when doing this. I also use regular arm & hammer baking soda.......about a tablespoon per gallon for electrolyte solution. I use a battery charger for my source of electricity.
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