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Post by Somersetdreamer on Feb 28, 2018 10:04:28 GMT
I have sealed the weeping petrol tank with fibreglass & filler I left a bit of petrol in overnight to make sure it has worked & it has so off to the petrol station to refill & I can use the bike again now, I will wait for better weather to finish off the repair & paint as far to cold but I'm hoping to get a few more years out of the tank yet fingers crossed it was really cold in the few miles to petrol station so straight home to warm up   |
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Post by terryc on Feb 28, 2018 10:18:36 GMT
Keep an eye on it Rich ,I know fibre glass was fine with seventies petrol but I'm not sure if ethanol affects it .I'd give it a few weeks before repainting
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Feb 28, 2018 10:22:24 GMT
Will do Terry Two years ago I had a leak on the inside of tank at the bottom & I used fibreglass & it has kept it sealed so I'm pretty confident it will last fingers crossed.
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Post by carlthebandit on Feb 28, 2018 18:27:01 GMT
Great news Rich hope it works
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Post by terryc on Feb 28, 2018 19:54:01 GMT
I hope it works too it will be another weapon in our arsenal
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Apr 26, 2018 17:31:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2018 20:19:29 GMT
There's always someone worse off, Rich........jeepers:   |
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Apr 26, 2018 20:46:04 GMT
It's a pity these petrol tanks are struggling after nealy 40 years, I suppose no one thought there would be a few old duffers still In love with the Superdream.
That side panel has held up well Nick maybe plastic petrol tanks are the way forward, although in a few years petrol will be a thing of the past when electricity takes over.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 10:42:37 GMT
petrol will be a thing of the past when electricity takes over. What an utterly disturbing notion.
I'm hoping petrol will still be available in some medium or other. After my lifetime I won't care, we can go all electric.........but I'd like to hear these engine's sound until the day I pop my clogs.
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Post by carlthebandit on Apr 27, 2018 10:53:14 GMT
petrol will be a thing of the past when electricity takes over. What an utterly disturbing notion.
I'm hoping petrol will still be available in some medium or other. After my lifetime I won't care, we can go all electric.........but I'd like to hear these engine's sound until the day I pop my clogs.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 18:37:55 GMT
Odd that a silver tank should corrode in that way mind.
Does titanium actually corrode? Can't be a factory original paint job..
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Post by bluedreamer on Apr 28, 2018 7:18:27 GMT
The red one had a bit of corrosion which was spotted when it last had a paint job (2008), we had it braised in a local radiator repair workshop. It never leaked before or after that.
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Post by peakdreamer on May 1, 2018 15:47:40 GMT
terryc "another weapon in our arsenal" Sure most are familiar with these, but thought I would post pics anyway.
They have been successful for me on various projects .
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Post by terryc on May 1, 2018 19:38:09 GMT
I've used that on radiators but never had the chance to try on a petrol tank
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Post by JonnyHonda on May 2, 2018 8:13:57 GMT
I've used it on an aluminium tank with some success, the first attempt failed mainly because I don't think I cleaned the area properly, on the 2nd attempt I backfilled the inside of the tank, probably not possible on an SD tank unless you have tiny hands
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