Rusted tank - Curvy.

[chrissy1975]

got sv650 t teg petrol tank breather & overflow pipe got a fracture in side the tank do anyone no where or who can repair tanks to fit new pipe as can not find no one out there do it i did get second hand one but wrong colour so if can get repaired save bit i hope lol:salut:

[jambo]

If I'm understanding you correctly the petrol tank filler neck drain pipe that runs through the tank itself to the drain point at the back has rusted through?

Commiserations, as it's not uncommon, especially if the drain pipe gets blocked and water gets trapped in there.

Fixing this is not straight forward, I've seen a few fixes done in the past but none were permanent fixes which I think would require opening the tank which is pretty major surgery.

What colour tank were you after? Do you know exactly where the pipe has rusted through?

Jambo

[admin]

Can't help with repair. Maybe worth looking in the classified as in MCN?

It's worth commenting to others that this pipe is prone to rust and therefore fail. I used to spray WD40 down mine to try and rust proof it. I've been doing the same on my VFR.

PS. I also sprayed the underside of my curvy tank as that started turning a nice shade of brown early on.

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[squirrel_hunter]

It's worth commenting to others that this pipe is prone to rust and therefore fail. I used to spray WD40 down mine to try and rust proof it. I've been doing the same on my VFR.

Thanks for the top tip, will do that on mine tonight.

[chrissy1975]

Its light blue not dark blue

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[jambo]

I may know someone with a (hopefully) rust free tank in that colour, PM me if you would like to be put in touch.

Jambo

[chrissy1975]

What's price you no plz as I hoping send this one back to lad of eBay if can so don't lose out big time

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[chrissy1975]

I may know someone with a (hopefully) rust free tank in that colour, PM me if you would like to be put in touch.

Jambo

Hi mate no the price as need send the one got back to lad on eBay as well

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[Bibio]

i would just like to mention that if there is rust already in the breather metal spigots then WD40 will do nothing to cure it. you need phosphoric acid to cure rust on metal. if you treat the metal parts with FA first then it will kill any rust already there after which you can then use a preventative like WD40 or ACF-50.

the milky white stuff they sell in halfords under the name 'kurust' is good, do not get the gel. give it a few applications to make sure.

[admin]

Good tip Bibio. I think its best to assume that rust is present.
Would you block the tube first before applying the treatment or leave for a bit or just pour it through a few times?


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[Bibio]

just need to pour or use a pipe cleaner with it. i suppose the best solution would be to try and get some sort of atomiser with a thin tube on the spray end.

[fchat63]

I have a tank with a rusted through drain tube so if anyone has a way of repairing without having to cut the tank in half to get to the tube and then having it re-sprayed I'm very interested.
I did think that perhaps you could drill round the tube top and bottom, take out the broken one, get a new one made up and silver solder it back in place.
Might give that a go anyway as it's not much use as it is.


When I put the replacement tank on I put a separate rubber drain tube from the tank down rather than have it join the coolant overflow and got ride of the T piece, that seemed a bit prone to failure.


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[chrissy1975]

Found a place in hartlepool Teesside that fix problem we have there put new tube in

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[andrewsmith]

Found a place in hartlepool Teesside that fix problem we have there put new tube in

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Who was it?

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[chrissy1975]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261480012892&alt=web

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[chrissy1975]

http://www.fueltanks.co.uk/pages/bikes.html

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[maviczap]

http://www.fueltanks.co.uk/pages/bikes.html

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This was the firm mentioned in Practical Sports Bike, as being able to fix rusted tanks.

Cool, now added to my favourites