Wagonwheels
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I should know better, but......I decided to remove as much rust from my CB400N as I could. In the past I have used an epoxy coating, electrolysis and shake\rattle and roll with nuts and bolts...someone recommended Hydrochloric Acid...aka Brick or Muriatic Acid (bit drastic!)
With my smaller machines rust does not seem to be a problem (perhaps I should not have said that
).
So having watched even more Utube videos, I dived in....
I used white vinegar and it worked well, result! Emptied the tank of the orange gunge and filled with new fuel and drained through two filters, one in line and one in the filter funnel, several times finally filling the tank almost to the brim.
A fortnight later after sorting the carb leaks, I looked in the filler cap. Rust everywhere, looks worse than when I started. Back to square 1.
I should say the tank is off the bike and on a tressle while filling and flushing and kept in an unheated garage with the other bikes.
If anyone has been there and succeeded I'd appreciate any tips, meanwhile I'll order up some more white vinegar......
Many Thanks
With my smaller machines rust does not seem to be a problem (perhaps I should not have said that
So having watched even more Utube videos, I dived in....
I used white vinegar and it worked well, result! Emptied the tank of the orange gunge and filled with new fuel and drained through two filters, one in line and one in the filter funnel, several times finally filling the tank almost to the brim.
A fortnight later after sorting the carb leaks, I looked in the filler cap. Rust everywhere, looks worse than when I started. Back to square 1.
I should say the tank is off the bike and on a tressle while filling and flushing and kept in an unheated garage with the other bikes.
If anyone has been there and succeeded I'd appreciate any tips, meanwhile I'll order up some more white vinegar......
Many Thanks