2002 sv 650 fuel tank problem

that seems reasonable but being a poor student a cheap fix would be more to my liking!

plus just looked on ebay and there doesn't seem to be any tanks!

Yeah YC idea is brilliant if it works, especially as eventually all tanks could suffer with it.

Perhaps he could source the bits and market a little kit.

Decent tanks on ebay are very rare IME

that would be great if he could!

[yorkie_chris]

I think I heard about that fix from someone else but yes I could do a little kit.

If the pipe has totally snapped then you've no chance though.

got to be worth a try hasnt it? how much would you want to knock up a little kit with some instructions? im willing to try anything at the moment becuase i cant cant afford a new fuel tank (cant seem to find where i would get one from anyway)

tomaso has kindly offered me his old tank for ?20 plus postage but it needs a bit of TLC!

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.p...1&d=1210011829

Anybody have any idea how much for it to be repaired / resprayed???

[yorkie_chris]

20 quid for 4 cans of satin black paint, some body filler and some wet and dry

Yes it's true... for such a small sum your bike could look as much of a ratter as mine


If you want to try the tank to avoid repairing the other one then bring it to me and I'll do it for free

cheers for that Chris I'm in Nottingham at the moment at uni thats the only problem! i was going to try your fix today... i think i have got the right idea let me just run it by you...

so i need to put a new piece of tube up the original one something like this badly drawn picture....

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then seal it at the bottom and top.

Questions...

1. what type and size of pipe do i need (only have access to b and q and screwfix)

2. what do i seal it with (aralaldite?)

3. will this not mean the rust will mix with the petrol and can that cause problems?


i was going to try this fix first and if it works source a new tank and swap over when i have got a bit more cash!

[yorkie_chris]

Yes thats the idea. Araldite will do it.

Drain the tank first then after the araldite dries swill some tank sealer round it.

Yes the petrol getting rust in it can cause problems but easy to sort out just pull the vacuum tap off and clean the filter screen out


As for the type of tubing, maybe aquarium tubing, maybe some brass tube will fit down there.

Check out the bay area riders forum, there's a big thread about tygaboy making zadar a carbon fibre race tank and there's some good pics of an SV tank chopped up, give you an idea of how awkward it's going to be to slide the tube in

Just rode it home today (back to Manchester) me and my dad took it apart and had a look at it what we have decided to do is...

-pump araldite down the tube to fill it SEE PICTURE
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-block both ends of the hole under the filler and at the bottom of the tank
-silicone the filler cap on to prevent water going under it
-redo the coolant pipe (minus the tee piece for the old tank pipe) SEE PICTURE
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This should then stop the petrol leak without needing to buy a new tank.

What do you reckon to this??

if no water can leak under the filler then surly that pipe can be blocked fixing my problems??


Let me no if you can spot any problems with my plan!