Z1R Gas tank cleaning?

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Z1R Gas tank cleaning?

03 Apr 2009 05:43

I put a little gas in the tank last night hoping to fianally start the bike. I closed the new $90 pingel valve, gave it a shake and opened the valve. The crap that ran our was UGLY. Looking inside the tank it looks OK with minor rust spots it must have crud deep int the folds of the sheet metal. What acid or solvent do I use to clear this up without damaging the tank? :S

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Re: Z1R Gas tank cleaning?

03 Apr 2009 05:45 - 03 Apr 2009 05:47

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Rusty Tanks.
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Re: Z1R Gas tank cleaning?

03 Apr 2009 10:59

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I have had great success with the elctrolysis method....
but you HAVE to use a 10 amp charger as a minimum voltage source. A 2 or 4 amp charger takes forever to do the job.
The nice thing is that there are no hazardous chemicals involved.
My .02....

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