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    Removing tank for the winter

    Hopefully this is being posted in the right forum. I am removing my gas tank for the winter as I want to do some work on it and was wondering if I need to put anything in it like a coating of oil to protect it.

    I cleaned and re-lined it a couple of years back so I think it should be OK to let it set empty.

    Opinions anybody? Thanks.

    Larry
    Larry

    '79 GS 1000E
    '93 Honda ST 1100 SOLD-- now residing in Arizona.
    '18 Triumph Tiger 800 (gone too soon)
    '19 Triumph Tiger 800 Christmas 2018 to me from me.
    '01 BMW R1100RL project purchased from a friend, now for sale.
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    The GS user manual states that if storing the bike for long then fuel should be drained and a coating/spray of oil should be applied on the inside of the tank
    I think it's better to be safe than sorry

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      #3
      Originally posted by Spiff View Post
      The GS user manual states that if storing the bike for long then fuel should be drained and a coating/spray of oil should be applied on the inside of the tank
      I think it's better to be safe than sorry
      But the Suzuki manual was also assuming that the tank was untreated.

      Originally posted by alke46 View Post
      I cleaned and re-lined it a couple of years back so I think it should be OK to let it set empty.

      Opinions anybody? Thanks.
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        #4
        Originally posted by alke46 View Post
        Hopefully this is being posted in the right forum. I am removing my gas tank for the winter as I want to do some work on it and was wondering if I need to put anything in it like a coating of oil to protect it.

        I cleaned and re-lined it a couple of years back so I think it should be OK to let it set empty.

        Opinions anybody? Thanks.

        Larry
        I add a little two stroke oil /gas mixture to tank and slosh it around; in spring, just empty this mixture into your car.
        1981 gs650L

        "We are all born ignorant, but you have to work hard to stay stupid" Ben Franklin

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          #5
          If it has been coated then theres no need to oil it..the coating has sealed the metal from any environmental contacts that would normally cause damage.
          Last edited by chuck hahn; 12-07-2011, 11:44 AM.
          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.

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            #6
            Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
            If it has been coated then theres no need to oil it..the coating has sealed the meatal from any environmental contacts that would normally cause damage.
            Thanks. That's what I thought but just wanted to be sure.

            Larry
            Larry

            '79 GS 1000E
            '93 Honda ST 1100 SOLD-- now residing in Arizona.
            '18 Triumph Tiger 800 (gone too soon)
            '19 Triumph Tiger 800 Christmas 2018 to me from me.
            '01 BMW R1100RL project purchased from a friend, now for sale.

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              #7
              Just an after thought..you may wanna spary some WD 40 just on the filler neck though..the coating doesnt ususally get into the opening..The coating should have taken care of the interior of the tank just fine. May want to take the gas cap apart and be sure its all clean and relubed 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.

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                #8
                WD-40 eventually makes things rust.
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                  #9
                  Hows that?? Seeing it is WATER ( moisture ) DISPLACING? swab it with some motor oil then or gun lube.
                  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.

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                    #10
                    I heard this, didn't know if it was true, so I tested it. WD displaces water, but I don't know what else it does. So I sprayed two cylinders of a disassembled GS1000 with WD, left the other two dry. Set them on a concrete floor for about a year. Sure enough, the two cylinders with the WD were rusting, the others were not.
                    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

                    Life is too short to ride an L.

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                      #11
                      the gs has steel sleeves in the aluminum head?
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                        #12
                        AHHHHH yup. Because aluminum is lighter and disipaites heat faster.. Thus the faster heat disipation cools the air cooled engines much more efficiently.
                        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.

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                          #13
                          And just aluminum would last about 2 seconds at best.
                          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.

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