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Post by lain on Oct 13, 2015 7:11:51 GMT -5
I just an old scooter and it seems the previous owner painted the inside of the tank for some reason with hat looks like thick house paint. Even after cleaning it out a dozen times when I put gas into the tank the gas comes out the color of the paint (light brown). I'm suspecting it will cause the engine to not run, I do not even want to hook it up to a carb the way it is. What can I do to remove the paint from inside a gas tank or should I just get a new one?
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Post by cyborg on Oct 13, 2015 8:52:34 GMT -5
depends on how expensive they are if cheeap enough don't dic with it,,,,,,get a new one,,,unless you're completely broke or cant find a new one
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Post by handsomegreg on Oct 13, 2015 9:05:07 GMT -5
Lain, I just recently treated the inside of my riva's rusty- tank with 'kreem'.. its a tank liner, some sort of elastomer in a MEK solution- after it goes in, the solvent evaporates and leaves you with what looks like a sloppy painted surface... and it is coloring my fuel a bit as well. However it works perfect. Are you running a filter? It should catch anything that would clog your jets... look at these photos and see if your tank looks like this.... Greg 1983 Yamaha 180 running EcoTrons EFI   |
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Post by lain on Oct 14, 2015 6:17:37 GMT -5
Lain, I just recently treated the inside of my riva's rusty- tank with 'kreem'.. its a tank liner, some sort of elastomer in a MEK solution- after it goes in, the solvent evaporates and leaves you with what looks like a sloppy painted surface... and it is coloring my fuel a bit as well. However it works perfect. Are you running a filter? It should catch anything that would clog your jets... look at these photos and see if your tank looks like this.... Greg 1983 Yamaha 180 running EcoTrons EFI Yeah that's pretty much exactly how it looks on the inside of my tank too haha. I am using a filter but it is one of those metal mesh filters, going to switch to the paper one though. |
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Post by scoot08 on Oct 16, 2015 13:16:37 GMT -5
Hi I'm pretty sure Handsome is right,I've used Kremm before in motorcycle tanks and yes it looks just like your photos .one problem I did encounter was using racing fuel in a tank I had Kremmed. some high octane fuels will destroy the Kreem coating .but you never want to use racing fuel in one of these small engines anyway. I would think using a paper type fuel filter would be a very good idea.and just to be safe buy the glass type so you can keep a eye on any problems. Oh,one thing more make sure all the outlets are clear i.e.vent,supply,e.t.c. it's easy to stop up the outlet when you use Kremm because it is a coating that is poured in to the tank if the person that did this to the tank wasn't aware of this he or she may have plug up the outlets.It's easy to check just blow compressed air throw the outlet.hope this helps.later
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