I would take it off since it's relatively easy to do. Cleaning it isn't hard. The trick is drying it out thoroughly so any left over gas doesn't ignite.. I used a hair dryer for this, warm dry air evaporated all of the gas. There's some debate about whether or not to coat the inside of the tank. If it's not rusted you may not need to. If it is rusted make sure you clean it thoroughly and do a good job. Make sure the coating sticks.
On 6/18/10, Bassam Khalil <[email protected]> wrote: > Should I take of the Gas tank or leave it on? Also should I clean the gas > tank and if so what should I clean > it with. > > Thanks > > B-Man > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of surfswab > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:25 PM > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > Here's a tip that may save you some grief later: > > There's an o-ring and a nylon filter "sleeve" that fits down over the > brass tube and seats down in the body of the petcock. It's a press > fit kind of an assembly and is held in place by the same large nut > that holds the petcock to the tank. > > Make sure that's in place before you insert the tube into the tank > fitting, then push the whole assembly up into the tank with your > thumbs (fitting looks like a piece of threaded pipe). > > Also make sure the petcock is square to the tank and facing you when > you do this, so it doesn't require twisting the assembly back and > forth to get it aligned properly, after you've started snugging the > big nut. > > If you have to twist the petcock back and forth to align it, you risk > tearing, shredding or twisting the nylon filter, like the previous > owner did to mine (!) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- -Kyle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
