I tried it. It didn't work, however my dent is kind of on a curve. Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 3, 2016, at 1:07 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Search in youtube "dent removal heatgun". It is an interesting technique that > might work. > Javier. > >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Ben <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Everyone. >> My 2001 Nighthawk 750 fell over [not a crash], putting two indentations on >> the side of the gas tank. Each is about 1" deep with no firm creases. I >> filled the tank with water and froze it but this did not pop out either >> dent. Next, I turned the tank upside down and struck it in the central >> groove [for the frame] with a padded hammer, trying to get the frozen ice >> inside to move laterally a bit and pop out the dents. This did not work >> either. The underside of the tank now has a few small indentations from the >> hammer. >> 1] Have I damaged the liner? Is there a way to know for sure? >> 2] Does anyone know of any inventive home methods to pop out the dents? >> 3] If I can't do this easily myself, what's the best way to fix or replace >> the tank, short of buying a new one? I'm not willing to pay the [suspected >> high] price of a new tank. >> 4] Where is best place to go for used gas tanks? >> Thanks, >> Ben >> >> >>> On Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 5:57:31 AM UTC-5, Minnesota Blue wrote: >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> So the gas tank on my 83 650 has sprung a leak. It's located on the >>> underside of the tank, right underneath where the bracket that lets >>> you screw the tank to the frame is located. Gas is seeping out from >>> in between the tank and the bracket. Going to talk with a welder >>> about the repair, but the liner a radiator shop put in it is >>> flammable. Failing all else I may just pile on the JB weld and see >>> how long it lasts. Checking E-bay for replacement tanks got me >>> thinking. Has anyone tried putting a tank from a different bike on >>> their Nighthawk? Just wondering if anyone has seen anything that would >>> fit and maybe give it a nice look? Hoping to stick with the tank that >>> I have right now, but will probably have to replace it eventually. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> MN Blue >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
