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I think the cheapest stuff you can buy is soaking in vinegar, people throw
nuts and bolts in to shake the rust loose. But for the money and best
result, a trip to the radiator shop is the way to go. I took my roadster
tank to a radiator shop to be cleaned. During cleaning, they found a bunch
of holes which they fixed and resealed everything. About $100 out the door.
Vegas dollars though, not Bay Area $$, not sure what the exchange rate
these days are. ;)
Kris.
On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <
datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Apologies if this is a repeat. I sent this message earlier today and it
> didn't seem to make it out to the list =E2=80=93 at least I didn't see th=
e message
> in my feed:
>
> Dealing with the noxious contents of the gas tank in a Roadster that has
> been sitting for years has been a common topic in this forum; I now have
> that issue with the *other* non-running vintage Japanese vehicle in my
> garage, my 1972 Yamaha LS-2, which I have rolled out and am going to get
> running for the first time since =E2=89=881981. I don=E2=80=99t plan on r=
iding this little
> 100cc two-stroke twin very often, or very far, but it was my first
> street-legal motorized transportation (a 16th-birthday present), and I
> think it deserves to see the light of day again. And maybe getting the
> Yamaha running will finally inspire me to finish cleaning out the garage =
so
> that I can get the 1970 2000 Roadster back on the street.
>
> Anyway, there is a small amount of liquid in the bike=E2=80=99s two-gallo=
n gas
> tank; pretty smelly stuff, too. What have any of you done when it comes t=
o
> cleaning out and de-sludging a gas tank? Is there a particular solvent or
> cleaner that works well to remove the remnants of decades-old gasoline? I
> haven=E2=80=99t looked into the carburetors yet, but I am assuming that I=
will have
> to clean them up internally, also. The petcock has been closed all these
> years, but there was certainly some amount of gasoline in the float bowls
> of the little twin Mikunis.
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice,
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
> 1970 2000, SRL13291
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I think the cheapest stuff you can buy is soaking in vineg=
ar, people throw nuts and bolts in to shake the rust loose. But for the mon=
ey and best result, a trip to the radiator shop is the way to go. I took my=
roadster tank to a radiator shop to be cleaned. During cleaning, they foun=
d a bunch of holes which they fixed and resealed everything. About $100 out=
the door. Vegas dollars though, not Bay Area $$, not sure what the exchang=
e rate these days are. ;)<div><br></div><div>Kris.</div></div><div class=3D=
"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:58 =
PM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">datsun-roadsters@au=
tox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><=
div style=3D"color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond,new york=
,times,serif;font-size:16px"><div>Apologies if this is a repeat. I sent thi=
s message earlier today and it didn't seem to make it out to the list =
=E2=80=93 at least I didn't see the message in my feed:</div><div><div =
class=3D"h5"><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Dealing
with the noxious contents of the gas tank in a Roadster that has been=20
sitting for years has been a common topic in this forum; I now have that
issue with the <i>other</i> non-running vintage Japanese vehicle in my=20
garage, my 1972 Yamaha LS-2, which I have rolled out and am going to get
running for the first time since =E2=89=881981. I don=E2=80=99t plan on ri=
ding this=20
little 100cc two-stroke twin very often, or very far, but it was my=20
first street-legal motorized transportation (a 16th-birthday present),=20
and I think it deserves to see the light of day again. And maybe getting
the Yamaha running will finally inspire me to finish cleaning out the=20
garage so that I can get the 1970 2000 Roadster back on the street.<br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyway,
there is a small amount of liquid in the bike=E2=80=99s two-gallon gas tan=
k;=20
pretty smelly stuff, too. What have any of you done when it comes to=20
cleaning out and de-sludging a gas tank? Is there a particular solvent=20
or cleaner that works well to remove the remnants of decades-old=20
gasoline? I haven=E2=80=99t looked into the carburetors yet, but I am assum=
ing=20
that I will have to clean them up internally, also. The petcock has been
closed all these years, but there was certainly some amount of gasoline
in the float bowls of the little twin Mikunis.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks in advance for your advice,</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Gary McCormick</div><div dir=3D"ltr">San Jos=
e, CA</div>1970 2000, SRL13291</div></div></div></div><br>_________________=
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