Tank clean up MEK

[salty_monk]

Ugh... thought the real stuff would shift it easy enough, presumed it was the California nanny state that was holding it back - sorry about that

I have also read about Aircraft stripper being used where MEK fails.

[Nessism]

I used about a quart of 5/8- crushed rock and shook it every half hour for a couple days. Cleaned it up nicely. Hard to get it all out but you can tell when it is....

Good suggestion. I used pea gravel on one tank and while it worked, sharped edge stones like you used would have been better.

[Nessism]

So...how's it going?

[BADJACKSON]

Sorry for the silence, I've had very little free time lately.
The tank Sat until tonight (almost 2 weeks) with the MEK in it. I've been out to shake it every so often. I drained it tonight & will be switching to acid tomorrow. I did get some stuff out & a glob of the Kreem liner about the size of a large wad of bubble gum.

In other news, I hooked up a small fuel tank that I had, and put about a 1/2 quart of petrol in it. Choked it, twist o the throttle, and a quick shot of starting fluid.... And it's ALIVE!!!!

Now to just get this tank fixed!!!
Thanks for the interest, fellas!

[Charlie G]

Well that's good news. I'd avoid the starting fluid though....

[BADJACKSON]

Yeah, I just used a quick shot. It has been sitting for 2 years without a tank & dry carbs.

[Nessism]

Hope you are checking inside to make sure all the old liner is out before derusting.

[BADJACKSON]

I'm still working on the liner. It's a bugger to say the least!!!

[BADJACKSON]

Here is a pic of some of the old Kreem liner. All the stuff in the top left corner came from around the filler neck. The other wad & few large pieces were fished out when I was draining the MEK on the 1st round.

The MEK combined with a Brillo pad on a stiff wire seems to be working well.

We will see.
(The handle on that ratchet is supposed to be pointing down)

[BADJACKSON]

Well, it's done. Now I wait until the liner cures. It's not as easy as a '71 Army Jeep. I used the POR 15 tank kit. I wish I would of had twice as much sealer, towards the end, it was hard to tell where the fluid was at. The people that designed a '78 1000 tank sure never considered someone putting a liner in it one day.

I figure that 2nd to worse case scenario, this buys me time to find a good tank.

Thanks for all the help guys. Maybe next weekend... I ride...

Maybe.

[BADJACKSON]

Update. Tank is on, waiting on a new grommet & bolt for the rear of the tank (completely forgot that I didn't have one) and fill the front forks... then I should be mobile! It ran tonight, on its own, with fuel that I put in the 78 skunk tank I bought from Salty!!! Soon. Riding soon!

[salty_monk]

Congrats - sorry it was harder than thought. In a pinch you can use washers and some fuel hose / water coolant hose to make a mount at the back. I rode 2000 miles through baja with the 1100 tank fixed like that.

[BADJACKSON]

Yeah, thanks Salty. Now my problem seems to be fuel delivery. It will only run on full choke.
Im guessing I need to do the carb tear down that everyone is so violently adamant about doing.
My bigest problem is that I don't have a gauge to set vacuum with... And I don't have $ get one now. We will see.
Thanks.

[salty_monk]

Yes sounds like it. You can make a vacuum gauge for a few bucks, plenty of tutorials online. To get it running and ride it you can do it statically anyway - you are not going to be that far off & it will probably change anyway once you've run it for a bit!

[BADJACKSON]

Yeah, I spent $22 @ Ace Hardware today on tubing, nylon Ts, zip ties & ATF. The zip ties & ATF were the most expensive items. I just don't know how to connect the clear tubing to each carb. I will do some more research.
I also bought a can of Berryman's. (1 gal)
The carb clean up is in the very near future.