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Flash Rush in tank. Help
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Anyways, I do have one slight problem. In the article it says wash it out thoroughly, and then attach a dryer to it and dry all the water out. Well, I can't get it dry before it freakin' flash rusts all over. I did put in the Naval Jelly, but as soon as I wash that out with water, it rusts almost instantly. Before I can get it dry, it is already rusted. Is there something I can do. I will put in another batch of Muriatic Acid and clean out the present surface rust, but when I wash that out and go to dry, I............?
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drain tank.
fill with simple green.
then boiling water.
let set overnight.
drain tank and try to dry as best as you can.
put in two cups of vegetable oil and swish around, covering the whole inside. then drain it again.
when you re-install it the oil will be so minute that it should not effect it.
( fill to the top with gas first of course)
always worked for me.
someday i will be able to afford my kz habit.
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but i dont know if you could get it onto the metal before it rusted. I think that a little light flash rust will not really hurt much when you throw the tank on the bike.
Just change the fule filter after a tank or two of gas.
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bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.
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You could always skip the hair drying part and rinse with water, then maybe dri-gas treatment to absorb the water, and a rinse with some light oil. that would probably keep it from rusting.
kawasakiman, sounds like your making a salad with greens and oil!:woohoo: :lol: :lol:
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BTW, using the vegatable oil...what would that do? I thought oil and water don't mix..
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Just reread you post. Did you follow the article I posted here: kzrider.com/content/view/22/11/ ?
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Yup yup. I used that exactly. It worked perfect.
But after I flush out the Naval Jelly THOROUGHLY, it rusts a bit before I can get it dry.
P.S. Sorry for posting in the wrong forum.
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WD40 (WD stands for Water Displacement) is available in liquid form. Have seen it in gallon size, but unsure about smaller size.
Immediately after water rinse, pour in some WD40 and shake-slosh it all around inside the tank. It should displace and help remove the water. And any spillage won't harm the paint. Should also leave minimal protective coating until filled with gasoline.
Suppose you could rinse-flush first with common rubbing alcohol (a bottle full) to remove most of the water residue before the WD40 treatment.
So the sequence would be: muratic > phosphoric > water > alcohol > WD40 > gasoline > rust-free happiness.
Good Luck!
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