mine's the same.............
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Originally Posted by Cheekster
best way to clean out a dirty fuel tank - I'm working on an Yamaha XTZ750 Super Tenere project. The bike has been stood unused with half a tank of fuel for about six years.......I went to repalce the leaky fuel taps and the tank is full of brown sludge - which I guess is the old varnishing from the inside of the tank.
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Hi Matt - i'm on the same job (13yo XTZ750 with <4k on the clock - mine had been to a Yamaha dealer who sorted the carbs but they hadn't cleaned the taps or tank - the red stuff that came out of the tank is that varnish or rust i can't see properly?? - i've also been told to gently shake the tank (with M8 nuts in it) for as long as you can bear - sand blasting sounds good if it works - and i've been recommended to use a liner once it's clean http://www.cwylde.co.uk/product.php?xProd=42&xSec=29
i didn't buy new taps at £30ea++ but i'm getting 2 repair kits from Kedo for about £14 - i know where there are new tanks available at £50 + carriage but they're (black + col) not the right colour for mine and i think the painting would be quite expensive - not sure on that one
it also seems to make sense to fit one of those in-line fuel filters afterwards
Good Luck
Mick
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