I am restoring a gas tank for my 1983 Nighthawk CB550SC but i cant seem
to drain the last ~10 ounces of fuel inside the tank.
How can i completely drain the remaining fuel?
I want to be able to safely clean the tank so that i can start removing
the paint, sanding, applying bondo etc.
Should I be concerned about the fumes in the gas tank? If so, how do i
get rid of these?
What is the right way to get rid of the old fuel?
Thanks guys.
Fuel Concern: How do I completely and safely drain a fuel ta
Fuel Concern: How do I completely and safely drain a fuel ta
Last edited by gerpena on Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
1983 Honda Nighthawk CB550SC
"You start the game with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience... The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck."
"You start the game with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience... The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck."
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Sev
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Gasoline evaporates rather quickly, set it outside in a place that is VERY well ventilated, I'm thinking like the middle of your yard on a windy day.
Otherwise pop the fuel line off, set the petcock to prime and work it around.
Otherwise pop the fuel line off, set the petcock to prime and work it around.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.
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thanks.... i will leave the fuel outside and open for it to evaporate.
once my project is done, how do i clean the inside of my tank before its ready for new gas? can i hose it with water and wait for the water to dry?
thanks again.
once my project is done, how do i clean the inside of my tank before its ready for new gas? can i hose it with water and wait for the water to dry?
thanks again.
1983 Honda Nighthawk CB550SC
"You start the game with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience... The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck."
"You start the game with a full pot o' luck and an empty pot o' experience... The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck."
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you don't by any chance have a compressor do you? I stuck an air hose in mine to dry it out. Por 15 sells all kinds of cleaners that they tell you to use before treating a tank.
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I need to stress the well ventilated. Evaporated gasoline is extremely explosive. Make sure there's heavy wind in the area. I don't want to find out it's my fault you got blown up.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.
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So this one time my friend Trip was trying to set gasoline on fire ontop of a covered and filled well (concrete slab over well) and he couldn't seem to light it. What he didn't notice was that the gasoline for the most part was dripping through a crack, falling the few feet to the rubble used to fill in the well. While trying to figure out what happened before trying again he waited... oh 2 minutes. When he tried again to light more gasoline his lighter hit the vapor from the first attempt. KA-BLEWEY!
Long story short, Trip is an idiot. He survived, got lots of concrete shrapnel, was thrown back a bit and had a huge piece of concrete land a foot away from his head.
I think he was using a pint of gasoline
Long story short, Trip is an idiot. He survived, got lots of concrete shrapnel, was thrown back a bit and had a huge piece of concrete land a foot away from his head.
I think he was using a pint of gasoline