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| Author: | Iron [ Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What Not To Do. |
Please check under your tank. I got a hole in my tank from the metal clutch cable adjustment ( in the middle of the cable) rubbing and or sandwiched in between the tank and the frame. I must not have noted the last time I installed the tank. Do not let this happen to you. Check it.  Patch with JB Weld. 
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| Author: | BarryB [ Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
Good idea to Always check this - thanks for the reminder as I don't always... What is it with you and leaky gas tanks anyway 
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| Author: | m in sc [ Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
bummer. now you can paint the tank green though. bonus. you can seal that up with some caswell w/out a repaint or a tank strip. good thing you caught it. would hate to see a fireball from the south from OL PODNAH going KABOOM! |
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| Author: | Tim Steele [ Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
Amen!!! |
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| Author: | III [ Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
Nice patch son. How much gas leaked out before you noticed? Glad you didn't go KABOOM like the guys said. |
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| Author: | Mike [ Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
Yeah that could of been Cajun style for sure, hot and fiery. Good catch! |
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| Author: | 72blueH2 [ Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
What is Caswell? I have a small hole from the throttle or choke cable and I used Seal-All. I don't trust it and I'm thinking I should have used JB Weld or something else. 72blue. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
Caswell makes a tank sealer called Phenol Novolac that has proven to be a very good product. I'm sure it would patch a hole fine, but it's sold in a quantity large enough to coat the inside of a tank. |
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| Author: | v4rick [ Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
Over 10 years ago, my VF500 started weeping fuel from a rust-through spot. A "temporary" repair with J-B held for over 5 years. May still be holding, but I bought a replacement tank so can't say for sure about the repair lasting beyond that. |
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| Author: | JRD [ Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Not To Do. |
III wrote: Nice patch son. How much gas leaked out before you noticed? Glad you didn't go KABOOM like the guys said. It goes "whoosh"  BTDT With my '74 H1 back in the day, I ran out of gas on my way to work ( less than mile from the gas station ). I coasted into a farm ( friend of my grandfather's) and he had gas in a can. No spout but a piece of inner tube. A little bit dribbled on the tank and ran under. I didn't think it was that much. When I kick it over, it caught fire. Luckily his wife saw what happened and had a bucket of water ready when I ran up to the porch. I put three buckets of water on it before the farmer put it out with a fire extinguisher. I got a ride to work and trailered the bike home after work. I cleaned it up and it ran fine after that.  But it did come off the list of fun things to do 
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