Cork or rubber plugs would work well -----Original Message----- Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:32:53 pm To: <[email protected]> From: "Bassam Khalil" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650
I just purchased Evapo-rust and wanted to know what I would use to plug the bung and filler holes while treatment takes place? All input would help. Thanks Bassam From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kyle Munz Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 This was a can of liquid, no aerosol. I didn't run it through the engine though. I used it to clean the tank while it was off and dried it before filling it back up with gas. Digging through the archives on the group I found the following thread discussing rusty tanks. The Kreem treatment, and a product called "Evapo-Rust" that seems to be the bee's knees... http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers/browse_thread/thread/4156fc4 10f423a56/36915a11693b72b8?lnk=gst <http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers/browse_thread/thread/4156fc 410f423a56/36915a11693b72b8?lnk=gst&q=mcclain+rust#36915a11693b72b8> &q=mcclain+rust#36915a11693b72b8 -Kyle On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: Where does one get that Barryman stuff? -Joey On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:19 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: > But, was it a pour-in-the-tank can, or aerosol? I suspect it was a Berryman > product. If it was, they are not too expensive and work well. Helps > mileage a little, but not much. An ounce or two a gallon will clean out the > system. > Acetone, one of the likely ingredients, is supposed to help mileage. I put > some in my 450 when I first got it, but not for mileage - it was to clean > the carb. It works for injectors as well. > It lost most of the hesitation under hard acceleration after a few runs with > the acetone. > > Stanley > > ________________________________ > From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, June 28, 2010 9:59:00 AM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 > > I just got a can of some sort of fuel system cleaner at the auto parts > store. I think it was called B12 or B31 or something. I remember the 'B'. It > wasn't the usual add-with-gas stuff though, I just asked the guy behind the > counter and then grabbed the largest can he had. > > -Kyle > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Bassam Khalil <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> What did you use to clean the tank and where did you get it. Has anybody >> >> Used metal rescue to clean tank? >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> Bassam >> >> >> >> From: Bassam Khalil [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 6:37 PM >> >> To: '[email protected]' >> Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 85 Nighthawk 650 >> >> >> >> Thanks for the info. I do still think that the filter is still in the >> tank. This process has been >> >> Pretty easy so far. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
