Kevin,
I have not had to clean my gas tank but I did have to remove it and have it welded
up because I picked up a piece of metal with my tire that punctured the sub-fender
and the gas tank.
What you will have to do is remove the seat to get to the mounting hardware and
disconnect the fuel lines to the top of the tank.
Remove the rear fender and sub-fender and rear wheel.
Remove the left side plate (the one that says Vmax below the seat).
Remove the frame brace on left side, goes from just under the seat to just above the
swing arm pivot.
Now you should be able to remove the gas tank with some creative maneuvering and
wiggling.
If the gas tank is rusted after a good wash down & cleaning, don't bother using the
tank restoring miracle creams or liquids as these will eventually decay and clog
your filters and/or carbs. My personal opinion would be to replace the tank with a
new one.
Scott Hallmark
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.earthlink.net/~scottvmax/
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello again folks!
>
> The saga continues on my '85 Vmax. She's still immobile, but she has fresh
> plugs,
> oil filter, oil, coolant, and battery. She still needs carbs, airbox, top
> cover, air scoops,
> brake and clutch master cylinders, and a passenger seat. All of her locks work!
>
> Last night I put the key into the gas tank lock, stuck a screwdriver into one of
> the
> grooves in the lock for extra mechanical advantage, and turned the lock 90
> degrees.
> It came off! The lock was covered with an orange coat of lacquer from the
> skunky
> gas. Cleaned it with no problem. Thanks Brad, Tyler, Rick, Jim, Bryan, Henry,
> et al.
>
> However, when I shone my flashlight into the tank (half-full of old, old orange
> gas), I
> noticed lots of debris in the bottom of the tank and some surface rust around
> the lip.
> I'm sure the interior of the tank is covered with lacquer from the decayed gas.
>
> Does the service manual detail the removal / install of a gas tank? Anything I
> should
> know that's not covered in the manual? Has anyone had the pleasure of cleaning
> out
> an old gas tank? What chemicals do you recommend?
>
> Regards,
> Kevin
>
> .............................................
> To unsubscribe go to http://www.sayegh.org/unsubscribe.htm
> .............................................
.............................................
To unsubscribe go to http://www.sayegh.org/unsubscribe.htm
.............................................
