Friday, October 21, 2011

Rusty Fuel Tanks Are Bad

I recently had a bike dropped at the shop for some work. It had multiple issues. The first was carbs that needed to be cleaned and rebuilt. Then after I got it running, I discovered the coils were breaking down when they got hot. I fixed that only to find out on the test ride that somthing else was wrong. Even though the passages all seemed to be clear they were actually clogged where they meet at the intermediate outlet. The carbs had rust deep inside of the passages and was affecting the mid range. Rust in the tank is very bad. A fuel filter had been installed but was not catching the very fine particles in the fuel.
This is why I only use very clean tanks on all of my projects.

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