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croaky Part of things Posts: 191	temporary fuel tank making croaky @croaky
	Jan 28, 2009 18:33:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I am currently rebuilding an old kawasaki GPz 550 from the 80's and the gravity feed fuel tank is all gunked up, so after rebuilding the carbs I wanted to try and get it running for the first time in 10 years. Had a look around to find something to hold the fuel and found this in the recycling... Drill a few holes in the base... made a "gasket" with a rubber band and then bolt my spare fuel tap to the tub Put a hole in the top for ventilation... and the finished product! refitted the carbs to the bike, filled my "tank" with fresh fuel and it ran straight away! First time in 10 years and sounds ace!! Very very happy today! Missed a trick though, I should of labelled it "utterly Petroly" ha ha ha what do you think??
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street Posted a lot 6.2 ft/lbs of talk Posts: 4,662	temporary fuel tank making street @street
	Jan 28, 2009 19:38:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That's some top improvising there, great stuff! Welcome to the forum BTW!
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tux Part of things Fat Bloke Posts: 417	temporary fuel tank making tux @tux
	Jan 28, 2009 20:55:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Never been flash enough to use a fuel tap myself, just a pop bottle! ;D Lets have some pics of your Kwaka, had a 550 myself back in the day. Oh and welcome along!


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Deleted Posts: 0	temporary fuel tank makingDeleted @Deleted
	Jan 31, 2009 21:56:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	that is so going to melt............. sorry..


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tycho Part of things Posts: 151	temporary fuel tank making tycho @tycho
	Jan 31, 2009 22:26:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 31, 2009 21:56:31 GMT @rottie007 said: that is so going to melt............. sorry.. Yeh, it will prolly melt at the fuel/air interface.


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Deleted Posts: 0	temporary fuel tank makingDeleted @Deleted
	Jan 31, 2009 22:38:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	or where the petrol is touching yellow plastic.. lol my uncle decided to nitromors a metal fireplace once and filled one of these with paint stripper.. five minutes later hes standing there with paint stripper pouring down his leg as the bottom fell out.. seriously though id be worried about petrol and this plastic


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BigDaftAl Part of things Posts: 126	temporary fuel tank making BigDaftAl @batfastard
	Feb 1, 2009 17:09:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yep, I once used a plastic coffee cup to squirt a sample of fuel out of a suspect fuel line. Placed it on the inner wing, went to get another brew and returned to find melted cup all down the inner wing and fuel all over the floor! Can you not find anything metal, like a large tin can, or if you need a lid, an old biscuit tin? Edit: Just noticed that you used it and it worked fine. Fair enough!
	Last Edit: Feb 1, 2009 17:10:35 GMT by BigDaftAl Al.

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messenjah Part of things Posts: 876	temporary fuel tank making messenjah @messenjah
	Feb 5, 2009 9:11:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	we have regularly used 5l water bottles for petrol whent aking them up to the "house" we are building to power the cement mixer .... not melted yet ....


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