Rusty gas tank solution

frenchman1952 · Post by **frenchman1952** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:35 pm

I've seen the electrolysis rusty tank process on a few sites, but found this one on a Yamaha 650 site (sorry). I tried it and it works very well with no nasty chemicals, and it reminds me of high school chemistry class - kinda fun!

http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Content&pid=6

One note: people have commented that their battery charger kicks off due to overload protection. I found that you should start with minimal current (.035 amps) and 6 volts (if you have that option). After 20-30 minutes enough "stuff" has collected on the anode to provide resistance. You can then move to 1.5 amps, wait another 20 minutes, then go to full load.

This my first posting. Gotta say that this is a GREAT site. Helped me a lot as I'm just underway restoring a 68 CA7. So far, so good!

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:07 am

Welcome to the madhouse! Thanks for the link and the tips; what's your location?

Regards,

Steve

frenchman1952 · Post by **frenchman1952** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:15 pm

I'm located in Waterford Michigan about 40 miles north of Detroit.

Dave

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:40 am

Always good to know the approximate whereabouts of a member here.

3BeanCrispy · Post by **3BeanCrispy** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:07 pm

i bought a tank for my s65 that looked good on the outside but the inside looked like someone put in fresh salt-water once a week for the last 30 years and swished it around real good - thick rust flaking off. i threw some kerosene and nuts in it, taped it to a 2x6 piece of pine, chucked that into a lathe and let it spin at low rpm a couple hours in each direction. this took off most of the heavy stuff. i then went to the washing soda electrolysis methid and, after a week or so, the inside mostly looked spankin new shiny, other than the spots that were pitted and looked abit duller, though still rust free. kreem'd it up and it seems to be great ! have only put 30 or 40 miles on the bike but the tank seems solid, no leakies, and nothing clogging up the fuel filter. hopefully it'll last!