Topic: Just completed my Tank clean on the '76 550 sitting for 12 years

[Hawkster318]

and was feeling pretty good

Until...

My wife asked if this would get me any closer to getting it running.

Umm, no. Still waiting on some parts. But this has to be done babe.


Anyway, thanks to many helpful posts here, I didn't blow anything up.

The tank wasn't terrible, but I wanted to take care of the interior rust while it was all apart.

I didn't do a sealer coat or anything. Just the Acid followed by Acetone then oil/gas coating inside to keep it from flash rusting.

So thank you SOCH4 forum members.

[Gordon]

My wife asked if this would get me any closer to getting it running.

Umm, no. Still waiting on some parts. But this has to be done babe.

Of course it got you closer!  You're now one clean gas tank closer to a running motorcycle!

[Hawkster318]

Yeah, but trying to explain that. well wheres that icon showing me banging my head against a brick wall?