What's in the gas tank?

[Mastiff1776]

It looks like some kind of metal bar that runs in the middle of the tank? And the green looking stuff, is that some type of sealer?



Thanks guys

 

[Jersey Big Mike]

The bottom of you tank is not flat -- the piece you are seeing is the part that goes over the frame as the tank straddles the frame. From the outside it is refered to as the tunnel/
The green is most likely the sealer.
It looks like it maybe time to remove that tank and clean it up and re-seal it.

 

[Mastiff1776]

Could I just clean out any loose stuff and not re seal it? The sealer/liner is just rust prevention right?

Otherwise , it looks like there is some stuff called Red Kote thats suppose to be pretty good.

Thanks.

 

[Jwooky]

Could I just clean out any loose stuff and not re seal it? The sealer/liner is just rust prevention right?

Otherwise , it looks like there is some stuff called Red Kote thats suppose to be pretty good.

Thanks.

You can try. Make sure you have a good filter and check it often if you do.

 

[Mastiff1776]

Thanks, my bike is an 07 carbureted, is the filter in the petcock?

 

[Jersey Big Mike]

Could I just clean out any loose stuff and not re seal it? The sealer/liner is just rust prevention right?

Otherwise , it looks like there is some stuff called Red Kote thats suppose to be pretty good.

Thanks.

You could, personally I wouldn't recommend that route but more knowledgeable others may speak up.
If you take the tank off to reall clean it properly, why not re-seal it to prevent any problems down the road?

 

[Jersey Big Mike]

Thanks, my bike is an 07 carbureted, is the filter in the petcock?

No, you need to splce the line and add a fuel filter, There is a screen on the petcock that blocks big stuff but if its not sealed you're going to want to get smaller things (rust etc) and stop them from reaching the engine.

 

[SCC007]

I just had this problem! Like discussed above, there is a hump (tunnel) between the two lobes of the tank, what you are seeing is bare metal and the green stuff is the liner. The only way to fix this is to completely remove the old liner and then you will need to re-seal it. Once it starts flaking/sluffing off it will keep going. Also the tank will eventually rust since the fuel we use now has some water in it (and ethanol attracts moisture too). While the petcock screen does a good job at big chunks the little bits will make it to the carb and clog it. When mine started it was so bad that it would completely plug the screen and the carb and it would stop running. It would also stop the flow of fuel completely intermittently and was a real pain to diagnose what was going on. Also agree that a good filter is a good idea and installed a Pingle in-line to help...especially with the fuel now a days.
There are a few good products out there and several good videos on how to remove it and reseal it on youtube. Word of advice, spend extra time protecting your paint, the chemicals you will use will find any defect or scratch and will take the paint off as well.