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Re: Peet's new toy
« Reply #30 on: March 06, 2012, 01:03:23 AM »
I think they just moved to a cave near the beach.
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« Reply #31 on: March 06, 2012, 02:40:37 AM »
Surprisingly the carb only had a little corrosion just in the bottom of the bowl... thankfully. Not rust but deposits. It was the first thing I went through. Took some carb cleaner to remove gum and gunk. I'm sure I can get the rest out.

Let me put these pics of the inside of the tank on here too.




I had to pull out the sending unit and take it out in daylight to get good pictures. You're welcome to use them in your arsenal zombie :).
P.S. I did soak some fresh gas in there last night. Drained it, and took these pics today.

Anyway, as you can see it's not too bad. I don't know if acid is necessary ???

Yeah that Rusteco stuff seems great. Unfortunately it's $50 a gallon and $20 to ship. I wonder if they have smaller bottles. Again I don't know that's necessary either.
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Re: Peet's new toy
« Reply #32 on: March 07, 2012, 07:07:54 AM »
OSPHO www.ospho.com/ Get it local for about 10 bucks a galoon======savings. (yes I said Galooooon) Eth. is good for some things.
The tank is good enough to not need acid, and thank you for the ammo! My hands kinda hurt from beating that horse tho!
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« Reply #33 on: March 07, 2012, 07:09:39 AM »
Oh! Yeah that looks like 5 months of ethanol fuel. Take a new tank and fill it w/ water for 1 month, and see
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« Reply #34 on: March 07, 2012, 07:39:59 AM »
Cool, I'll pick up a galooon,  :D, tomorrow. ;)

What kind of prep do I need to do?

I plan to shake some star washers around in there after I get done soaking with WD40 to remove as much rust as I can. I know it says you don't need to. What can I say, I'm stubborn.

Will alcohol or paint thinner be best remove any traces of gasoline and WD40? Maybe I should use what's in your mason jar zombie :D
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« Reply #35 on: March 07, 2012, 07:50:24 AM »
You know what's sad? This is my spring break :D

My teenage party days are over. That statement has its ups and downs.

Going for that Hero Member status ;D one thread at a time.

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« Reply #36 on: March 07, 2012, 09:57:36 PM »
You are already a Hero to us! Slinger will tell you the aftermath from trying too hard to get their. He was the first Lynching here.
Acetone works gREAT for cleaning out residual chemicals. A quart is around six bucks at the hardware store, and it leaves NO residue. Your wife can use the rest for nail polish remover. (that's what it is)
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« Reply #37 on: March 07, 2012, 11:56:31 PM »
No wife ;D I dodged that bullet a few years ago :D

I went to Sherwin Williams today and that Ospho stuff was $50 a gallon. Where do you get it zombie? Would Lowe's have it cheaper?
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« Reply #38 on: March 08, 2012, 12:05:47 AM »
WOW 50.00 huh! I order it commercially from House of Color in Tallahasse Florida. I pay 8 bucks.  Here's a link to quarts w/ free shipping. The quart will do about 10 tanks. You can pour it back into the container too. It is extremely stable, and will not contaminate the unused bit as long as the tank was CLEAN.
http://www.offshorewake.com/shop/index.php/ospho-metal-treatment-quart.html
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« Reply #39 on: March 08, 2012, 12:52:02 AM »
Can only order a case of 12 :'(

I could have ordered a quart from Sherwin Williams for $25 shipped to the store. I decided to hold off and see if I could find it cheaper.
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« Reply #40 on: March 08, 2012, 03:27:26 AM »
Google it then. That amazon may have a few hits for you. Most states will have it over night if you ship ups in state
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« Reply #41 on: March 08, 2012, 06:21:42 AM »
Did I tell you you're my hero zombie?

 :D

Yeah I found it on amazon.

Here's the thing. I may not need it. Check it out.



The pic doesn't do it justice but believe me it's much better.

All it took was Liquid Wrench, about 30 sheet rock screws, 5 beers, and an hour and a half of shaking(5 minutes of shaking then 10 minutes of drinking beer. Repeat).
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« Reply #42 on: March 08, 2012, 06:23:14 AM »
BTW... I plan to do more tomorrow :)
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« Reply #43 on: March 08, 2012, 11:41:36 PM »
All it took was Liquid Wrench, about 30 sheet rock screws, 5 beers, and an hour and a half of shaking(5 minutes of shaking then 10 minutes of drinking beer. Repeat).
SWEET! I'm gonna go do mine right now. Think I'll skip the screws tho, and maybe the shaking part. With Eth. gas tho it will return QUICKLY unless it is sealed or converted. It's not just being in the tank but more from sitting undisturbed. If you ride every day it should be ok... Till u lay it up for a month or more.
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« Reply #44 on: March 09, 2012, 03:28:22 AM »
Quote from: zombie on March 08, 2012, 11:41:36 PM
It's not just being in the tank but more from sitting undisturbed. If you ride every day it should be ok... Till u lay it up for a month or more.

Right

I mostly just wanna get it running and find out what kind of money I need to put into this thing. As long as I can get the loose crap out of the tank and get it running. Don't know why it stopped running in the first place yet. I went ahead and ordered a new lock set. The thief FUBAR'ed the ignition and seat lock. Guy I bought it from just disconnected the battery when he parked it after that. The last thing I want is the cops hassling me.

Work's picking back up again but payday is 2 weeks away :(. I'll probably go ahead and order the Ospho when these jobs hit my bank account ;D
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