[Roadsters] Slightly off-topic, but related to Roadster issues

[Krismon Ongbongan]

I think the cheapest stuff you can buy is soaking in vinegar, people throw
nuts and bolts in to shake the rust loose. But for the money and best
result, a trip to the radiator shop is the way to go. I took my roadster
tank to a radiator shop to be cleaned. During cleaning, they found a bunch
of holes which they fixed and resealed everything. About $100 out the door.
Vegas dollars though, not Bay Area $$, not sure what the exchange rate
these days are. ;)

Kris.

On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Apologies if this is a repeat. I sent this message earlier today and it
> didn't seem to make it out to the list – at least I didn't see the message
> in my feed:
>
> Dealing with the noxious contents of the gas tank in a Roadster that has
> been sitting for years has been a common topic in this forum; I now have
> that issue with the *other* non-running vintage Japanese vehicle in my
> garage, my 1972 Yamaha LS-2, which I have rolled out and am going to get
> running for the first time since ≈1981. I don’t plan on riding this little
> 100cc two-stroke twin very often, or very far, but it was my first
> street-legal motorized transportation (a 16th-birthday present), and I
> think it deserves to see the light of day again. And maybe getting the
> Yamaha running will finally inspire me to finish cleaning out the garage so
> that I can get the 1970 2000 Roadster back on the street.
>
> Anyway, there is a small amount of liquid in the bike’s two-gallon gas
> tank; pretty smelly stuff, too. What have any of you done when it comes to
> cleaning out and de-sludging a gas tank? Is there a particular solvent or
> cleaner that works well to remove the remnants of decades-old gasoline? I
> haven’t looked into the carburetors yet, but I am assuming that I will have
> to clean them up internally, also. The petcock has been closed all these
> years, but there was certainly some amount of gasoline in the float bowls
> of the little twin Mikunis.
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice,
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
> 1970 2000, SRL13291
>
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