Water in Petrol / Petrol tank restoration
 

Its been a good day, today.

Sealed up some of the potential water leaks in my garage and managed to create an extra work surface into the bargain.

Bagged up my Duke into her Vacc-bag for the winter after a quick clean...

and drained my tank of fuel and WATER !!!!!

Good grief.......about 50 cm3 of the stuff, and I only did the same thing last year. I'm about to change the fuel filter but I suspect that some internal corrosion might be creeping in as well so it might be time to try some Petseal or something.

So much for petrol stations being better than in the past!!!

It certainly cant be me riding in the rain :lol::lol::lol:

Frank

[Edited on 28-10-2005 by Iconic944ss]

£1.000.000. pounds per day profit !

BP

now wonder if it's watered DOWN !!!!:lol::lol::lol:

Petrol profits ...don't go there :devil:

There again, I watched an excellent prog the other day (National Geo channel) on what happened during the Piper Alpha platform disaster and even though I now work in the Petrochemical industry I wouldnt work out at sea.

Frank,

if you are thinking of a sealant for the petrol tank, I recommend POR15 tank sealant from Frost at http://www.frost.co.uk/productList.asp?catID=55
Scroll down to the bttom of the page for the Motorcycle kit. The kit includes a cleaner, a rust converter and a sealer and if you follow the instructions it works great. I did mine last winter - the bottom of the tank was alarmingly rusty.

Nice one (as always) Derek..

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8222

I did wonder about how to keep the drain tubes clear at the base - how did you manage ???

Cheers - Frank

If you have a new petrol station opening (or more likely, a new petrol station as part of a new superstore) I would definitely recommend avoiding the temptation of the opening offers until at least a couple of weeks down the line. The pumps and tanks, whilst kept relatively clean, are not guaranteed to be free from contaminants.

I got length of neoprene petrol pipe that fitted the tubes, heated the end up with a gas flame until it melted then squeezed the end with a pair pliers so that it fused together. I then chopped the end off at about 1" giving me a "cap" that I could seal the tube with. I made another 3 or 4 and that was it.

I can also attest to por15. I've used it on a repaired SS tank and it's still good after 2 years. Just make sure you follow the directions, including the temp range for etching and sealing.

Also remember to make sure the vent hose and internal lines don't get sealed during the sealling process. I used some small conical plastic pieces and jammed them into the holes to prevent this.

Good luck.

Its all happening - isnt it? Ducati ownership is such fun at times :barfy:

Cheers - Frank

I thought it was worthwhile restoring this thread as its probably topical for this time or year / winter rebuilds etc...

Just ordered the Tank kit mentioned - painless and secure (hopefully) !!!

Frank