cleaning a fuel tank:

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jackdrinker

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• Feb 21, 2004

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Good day,
What is the best way to internally clean a plastic tank on an rm125?
Is there a solvent that i use?

 

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Peer Lovell

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• Feb 21, 2004

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jackdrinker said:

Good day,
What is the best way to internally clean a plastic tank on an rm125?
Is there a solvent that i use?

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Well, there is no better solvent than fuel.

 

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mou5e

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• Feb 21, 2004

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lol

 

Patman

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There are lots better solvents than fuel, sort of why they tell ya' not to wash your air filter out in it. What are you needing to clean the inside of the tank for?

 

a454elk

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Maybe cause it's dirty? Just a thought.:)

 

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Peer Lovell

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Patman said:

There are lots better solvents than fuel, sort of why they tell ya' not to wash your air filter out in it. What are you needing to clean the inside of the tank for?

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The best thing to flush a tank out with is fresh gas.
The only reason you don't use gas to clean filters is it attaks the glue. If you use gas instead of kerosene or whatever to clean a filter it beats everything in "cleanability".

 

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jackdrinker

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this bike was a 100% ground up rebuild. i know it was never done and the owner left gas get skunky numerous times.