[TR] TR2/3 gas tank question

[Alex&Janet Thomson]

When I have to deal with old, rusty tanks in farm tractors, I use a sealer 
available from a company called "The Shop". This sealer works well, seems to 
resist alcohol, and keeps the strainer bowl quite clean. I'm not sure if 
your tank is quite in need of this yet.

http://www.theshopproducts.com/products_gastank.html


Alex Thomson
Connecticut Triumph Register


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angelo Graham" <agraham at execulink.com>
To: <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 2:37 PM
Subject: [TR] TR2/3 gas tank question


>  Hello List:
> Re-installing my gas tank after it has been sitting indoors for some time. 
> I originally had the tank cleaned at a rad shop and I sprayed the inside 
> liberally with engine storage spray before storing it. The tank looked 
> great, with no crud or rust on the inside. The tank now has a light coat 
> of powdery rust on some of the inside panels.
> I sloshed a mixture of gasoline/varsol around the tank and it came out 
> rust brown. Can't see beyond the baffles in the tank, but it does look 
> cleaner where the solvent/gasoline washed it.
> Should I expect problems from this light coating of rust? Will it 
> overwhelm the in-line gas line filter in short order? The rad shop fellow 
> said it shouldn't be a problem.
> Any advice on this?
> Thanks in advance.
> Angelo Graham
>
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