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72500john

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fuel tank treatment
« on: December 29, 2011, 05:45:08 PM »
what product is best to remove and stop rust in a fuel tank?

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Re: fuel tank treatment
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2011, 05:55:57 PM »
I apologize for not being informed on this question,but I'd love to know also;I have heard that Caswells is the best & hope others will have good feedback for us John...I am ready to do this very soon and need to know.
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Re: fuel tank treatment
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2011, 06:24:15 PM »
I would do a search. There have been a lot of posts and treatments including Molasses out there. You can pick the best one for your particular need.
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Re: fuel tank treatment
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2011, 06:26:41 PM »
I just coat mine with gas.  32 years and no problems yet. ;)

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Re: fuel tank treatment
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2011, 06:30:50 PM »
srust58,
     Do you just keep your tanks full all the time...is that it  ?
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Re: fuel tank treatment
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2011, 06:31:36 PM »
yes srusrt58 i try to keep my tank full but riding the bike seems to get in the way of that!!

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Re: fuel tank treatment
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2011, 09:47:46 PM »
srust58,
     Do you just keep your tanks full all the time...is that it  ?

No, I never bother with that as it would be much running to the gas station and for the reason 72500 mentions.  I do a lot of late night riding around the city and at midnite-1am I am ready to go home, not to some gas station. ;D  What I do in the off season I remove the tank, drain it and store it in the basement with a light coating of tranny fluid or 2 stroke oil sloshed around inside.  At least here with our five month down time the sensibility of storing a tank full of gas for that length of time escapes me.  Another thing to consider is the ethanol in the fuel.  It's not always convenient to get non-enthanol fuel so I end up running one as much as the other and I always seem to get a small amount of water out of the tank in the fall.  Now if you never drain the tank the water is always there.  Even in places where you can ride year round it may be a good idea to remove and completely drain the tank once or twice a year.  It doesn't take much time.
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Re: fuel tank treatment
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 02:16:18 AM »
I have heard good things about Caswell.  I recently discovered Red Kote which seems to be good as well.  Good luck!
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