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So i had this suggested to "trap" any small flakes of rust that may float around in the tank..drop a small magnet down along the inside of the tank and in theory anything metallic would be drawn to it and stick instead of free floating around the tank..seems like it may work. Anyone ver heard of that trick yet???
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There is a tank on ebay that has magnets on the bottom.
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i just heard of it.so the magnets are on the inside or the outside of the tank?? guess if its a strong enough one it would attract thru the tanks metal as wellMY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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I don't see any problem with the magnets, only the probablility that most of the crud that gets into the carbs is not magnetic.
In other words, although they are a good idea, how effective would they really be?
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I place old speaker magnets under the oil pans in some of my cages.
Pull the magnet while draining warm oil to get any metallic bits out and replace magnet when adding new oil.
Far superior to a magnetic drain plug.
Not sure if rust in a tank would be attracted to a magnet though.
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True.. i have rinsed a few tanks out that looked good thru the filler hole and from the petcock hole and got lots of chunkies out. had a few screens in there pretty clogged as well with crap.. I had heard of the magnet thing and was wondering if it was worth it or not too.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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yeah is good old ferric oxide magnetic?
I dont think so.
Are all the bikes equiped with a magnetic oil drain plug?Comment
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Iron Oxide is not magnetic....Comment
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hmmm knew a training sgt. and he told me that when he was on the rifle range teaching reservists he would order the boys back to the trucks to get the brass magnet to pick up the spent cartridges.
the guy likely stole it form a movie but he said some of them actually didnt know.Comment
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So the magnet is an urban myth then!!MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
No pretty sure magnets are real.
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oh and are you related to chaka khan because i think of her every time I see you post.Comment
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chuckahahn everybody..chuckahahn!! LOLMY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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You might want to explain that thought to all of the manufacturers of audio and video tapes. They were nothing more than a polyester base or PET that was coated with iron oxide and sealed. The record and erase heads simply realigned the magnetic domains produced by the iron oxide particles to contain readable signals that could be converted to sound, images or both.Originally posted by mlinder View Post
You missed this one.Comment
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Originally posted by Texas Don View Post
Yes Joe Sony and his sprinkling of iron filings to a silk ribbon post WWII is an inspiration to us all.
I do not think Red rust is attracted to a magnet. I could of course be wrong but I have tried to pick up red rust with a magnet and never could.
You misunderstood this one maybe?Comment
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