storing a petrol tank
 

I bought a spare petrol tank from ebay in good condition for my XT, idea is to store in the loft in case I need one someday. Its in good condition intenally, no rust. My thoughts are to give it a good misting of WD40 inside, gaffa up the fuel and petcock holes, and put it in a bin bag with a bag of desiccant stuff in there for good measure.
Sound good, or other suggestions?

Re: storing a petrol tank
 

Those silicone pouch things you get with new shoes/stuff to soak up moisture in the bin bag to keep it extra dry??

Re: storing a petrol tank
 

Yep, but a 500g big one - got a few from work

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Sounds like you have everything covered just a case of making sure its all tight and secure really.

Re: storing a petrol tank
 

I wouldn't have wd40'd it.
Bar that sounds ok.

Re: storing a petrol tank
 

Slosh some oil about inside it.

Re: storing a petrol tank
 

Thought of that, but not sure about removing old oil in 5 or 10 years time. I gave it a good misting of wd40 with the compressor and paraffin gun, thinking thats pretty easy to wash out

Re: storing a petrol tank
 

Completely seal it after filling it with paraffin eliminating as much air as possible.How long do you intend keeping it in storage 5-10-15-20 years. The alternative is to slosh oil in and out and vacuum seal it[Hover and vacuum seal bags] this should last for donkeys years

Any degreaser will remove old oil when you want to utilise it

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Like the idea of vaccuum sealing. No idea of how long I want to keep it especially, its already over 20 years old, its not valuable or anything, they just dont come around too often so I thought I'd keep this one safe.

Re: storing a petrol tank
 

If you haven't used much oil it's alright to just fill it with fuel. 10l of petrol with an eggcupful of oil won't harm owt.