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PharmBoy
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« on: June 08, 2010, 05:43:39 AM »

Yesterday I cleaned and oiled my K&N air filter.  Since I had the gas tank off anyway and was waiting on the filter to dry before re-oiling it, I decided to remove the petcock and check the screen.  I was amazed at the trash and tiny rust particles that were present.  The screen its self was in great shape and no visible rust from the fill port.  There was about one gallon of gas in the tank which I drained into a white plastic bucket while sloshing it around inside the tank.  The amount of rust and crud that was deposited on the bottom of that white plastic bucket was amazing.  I have no reason to believe that the rust came from anywhere other than unclean gas that was pumped into the tank since none is visible from the fill port.  Just something that you might want to check the next time you have the gas tank off for any reason...JTL   coolsmiley
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2010, 08:38:09 AM »

good tip, thanks. I'll add that to the list for winter tune ups
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2010, 11:06:16 AM »

Yesterday I cleaned and oiled my K&N air filter.  Since I had the gas tank off anyway and was waiting on the filter to dry before re-oiling it, I decided to remove the petcock and check the screen.  I was amazed at the trash and tiny rust particles that were present.  The screen its self was in great shape and no visible rust from the fill port.  There was about one gallon of gas in the tank which I drained into a white plastic bucket while sloshing it around inside the tank.  The amount of rust and crud that was deposited on the bottom of that white plastic bucket was amazing.  I have no reason to believe that the rust came from anywhere other than unclean gas that was pumped into the tank since none is visible from the fill port.  Just something that you might want to check the next time you have the gas tank off for any reason...JTL   coolsmiley

Pharmboy, how many miles on your Valk when you cleaned the tank?  Was it always garage kept or stored outside?  Just got my 97 with 25K on her, pretty much a garage queen, and was wondering of this is something I need to do.

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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2010, 12:30:41 PM »

Mine had 11000 on it when I painted and it had a bit of gunk in it when i took it apart!!!
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PharmBoy
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2010, 12:33:13 PM »

SS Twin, I wouldn't pull the tank just to check the filter if there is no evidence of rust when looking in from the top, especially if it is running good.  I just brought this up because it is something that is easy to do once you have the tank off and probably something that most people might not think of checking while the tank was off to clean/change the air filter, de-smog, or whatever.  Yes, my bike was a grage queen also.  Still is, but I have put 23K on it in the last 2.5 yrs...JTL Smiley Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2010, 02:45:16 PM »

Thanks, she's running great, and no visual signs of rust, so I'll just keep an "eye and an ear" on her.  This board is great for good tips like this.  Hope I can add a few of my own along the way.
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2010, 02:54:54 PM »

My understanding is that any surface of a fuel tank not submerged in liquid (or covered in paint) will quickly develop surface rust. When parking a bike for winter it is best to completly fill the tank to keep rust from forming. My guess is that if you were to look from the bottom up to the top of the tank you would see rust. This I why fuel filters should be changed regularly.

This is what I have learned but certainly don't just take my word on it - there is allot of info out there covering fuel tanks.
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