 914 Gas Tank condition, Is my tank OK? |
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| Dugo16 |
 Aug 16 2024, 12:50 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 14-July 03 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 909  |
How does the inside of my gas tank look to you guys? Do I need to clean and seal it or leave it as is? Thanks, Doug
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| Superhawk996 |
Aug 16 2024, 06:49 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,042 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Never seal gas tanks, that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) eventually flakes off and then you’ll really be hating life. If it needs to be sealed, it needs to be replaced.
POR metal prep was what I used on mine. It’s phosphoric acid (removes the surface rust) with a zinc additive in it that helps reduce the flash rusting (yellow rust) when drying and leaves a light zinc coating that helps prevent future surface rust. https://por15.com/a/s/products/metal-prep To reiterate, you couldn’t pay me to use POR or anyone else’s tank sealer. Marks suggestion of Vinegar is cheaper and will work - just a bit slower than Phosphoric acid. Reverse electrolysis also works great but literally can take multiple days and cleanings of the electrode. |
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Dugo16 914 Gas Tank condition Aug 16 2024, 12:50 AM
930cabman Welcome aboard
Has it been leaking? so far as the... Aug 16 2024, 04:51 AM mepstein You could splash some vinegar in there and then fi... Aug 16 2024, 05:28 AM
bkrantz
Never seal gas tanks, that :stromberg: eventuall... Aug 16 2024, 07:58 PM technicalninja If those are just surface discolorations that tank... Aug 16 2024, 07:39 AM rhodyguy Nice tank. Is that a brand new fuel filter sock? I... Aug 16 2024, 09:12 AM rjames A 3rd vote for POR Metal Ready. Easy to apply and ... Aug 16 2024, 09:25 AM Dugo16 Thank you for all of the good info everyone, I app... Aug 17 2024, 12:54 AM |
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