One last project from John.

[Laitch]

Old oil showed no signs of water or old fowl fuel . . .

if you had found Purina Chicken Chow in the tank, you could have claimed a genuine barn-find.  :yes  Yours looked more like swamp find. :giggles
I'm glad that you're continuing to post and that the project is proceeding. Best wishes to you and your family.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Don't know what your budget is, but I would take the tank around to some welders to see what they can so about patching it.  You might also want to check out these aluminum repair products.  While I haven't personally used them, there are impressive videos showing the product in use.

http://durafix.com/index.html

http://www.alumiweld.com/

In most of the tank leaks I've seen on these forums, the leaks are at the low point of the tank and not under the insulation.  I would leave it in place and not worry about it.

About injectors, save some money for tires by doing them yourself.  Here's a link to a member here who did his own with a 9v battery and a can of spray injector cleaner.

http://www.motobrick.com/index.php/topic,8946.msg70208.html#msg70208

Your tires are at least 10 years old.  Don't even think of trying to use them.  Take some of the money you save cleaning your injectors and get a new set of Shinkos.  They are pretty good tires at a budget price point.  If you shop around the various dealers in your area you should be able to find one who can mount a set for under $200 .  Here's their locator.

http://www.shinkotireusa.com/dealer-locator

I would refill the engine with an inexpensive oil and filter, and put in a can of SeaFoam cleaner.  When you get the engine running let the cleaner and oil circulate for about a half hour of running time.  Then drain it and put in a good synthetic.  I like Shell Rotella T6 15w-40 from Walmart.  AC PF-53 oil filters are a good budget filter.  Do the oil flush along with a cooling flush with distilled water and radiator flush and you'll have all the internals nice and clean.  Together with the injector cleaning and Deoxit on the terminals and you will have gone a long way toward a good running reliable machine.

[ke7add]

As many of you have stated the water+salt in the tank corroded it out from the inside it is a total loss, after Christmas if Scud still has that blue tank I will take him up on his very kind offer. :D I am only 10 miles from the Pacific ocean as the crow flys and we get ocean fog from the west almost every evening, rusts or corrodes almost everything here in no time flat.
The tires as previously mentioned are done, I have no illusions of ever riding on them.

After draining the moonshine fuel I always store my bricks(and every other piece of seasonal equipment) with a tankful of PURE NO CORN PREMIUM gasoline mixed with Stabil fuel stabilizer and Techron.  A few starts during the winter circulates the fuel through the system and helps the Techron flush any crap that may be in there.

One up side to living close to a fishing town is that I do have access to none booze fuel to do just that! Sadly it is to expensive to run full time. Thanks for the idea.

Before you trash the insulation make a pattern of it.

Great idea! I think I may have a large enough piece of cardboard that I could even have solid patterns.

if you had found Purina Chicken Chow in the tank, you could have claimed a genuine barn-find.   Yours looked more like swamp find.
I'm glad that you're continuing to post and that the project is proceeding. Best wishes to you and your family.

I find my self wishing I had, we would have had some feed for the chickens this winter and the bike would have been in better shape.  :hehehe
On the bright side you wishes are well met, Our youngest, a boy, was born without complications Nov/17. Little guy even knows the difference between day and night!
Still haven't obtained riding gear for the wife so no fun for her.

Don't know what your budget is, but I would take the tank around to some welders to see what they can so about patching it. 

I have a buddy that is a welder at the local ship yard. Welds on aluminum fishing boats all day long. He says there isn't anything left to weld to. :(
As far the tires they are just plain toast, got big old cracks in the tread and sidewalls. Time for some new ones! Thanks for the link. :)

I would refill the engine with an inexpensive oil and filter, and put in a can of SeaFoam cleaner.

I first played this trick on my Honda Nighthawk, I am now convinced that Seafoam is black magic.

I did manage to pull the injectors today but I think they may be toast as well. I would love to play with them but with my busy season at work as well as the new born I don't have a lot of free time. I will go ahead and see if Mr. Injector can fix them. If not I have found some on Ebay I may try unless someone here has a reason I shouldn't. I am a bit leery of fleebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-K75-K75T-K75C-K75S-K75RT-Fuel-Injectors-Ultimate-Upgrade-Bosch-4-Hole-Spray-/192041642557?hash=item2cb692ea3d:g:ij0AAOxyVLNS6PAW&vxp=mtr

Thats where I stand so far. I am starting to see some real hope for the old girl. The front breaks are still locked up so getting the front tire off to go after the front end is going to be a chore. As for the rest of her I just hope the electronics are still good.

[Scud]

I just did the spray-can injector cleaning on a pair of Moto Guzzi injectors. It was easy.


I was also looking at those 4-hole injectors for the K75 - seems like a good upgrade for a reasonable price. I think that company has been around a while.



On the tank - remember that I offered you a dented, but useable and non-leaky, tank for the cost of shipping. The offer stands as long as I still have it.

[ke7add]

Hey I don't mind dents and I sure appreciate the offer!  :2thumbup:
 Could I send you a USPS money order for the shipping? I don't know how much it will cost but I don't think it will be to bad just coming here from California.

I may go ahead and try the spray can trick. i have an email off to Mister injector to see what if anything he can do.
At $17.50 each + shipping I am not going to complain if he can get em going for me.

[Martin]

Congratulations to you and you wife on the arrival of your son. You could name him after one of the inmates if you are stuck for names.
Regards Martin.

[Scud]

I knew a family who's dad was into BMW motorcycles and the family surname stared with W. The girl was named Bethany Marie and the boy Bryan Matthew - BMW as initials.


Back to your project... the tank is on the way. The dents aren't too big, but one of them looks difficult to repair. The heat shield is in excellent condition, so that solves another problem for you. You should clean the tank before using it, there is some debris in there.

[Martin]

For the dents try heating with a hot air gun then apply dry ice. Metal has a memory and the heating followed by rapid cooling sometimes causes the metal to go back to it's original form. Might have to do it a couple of times. I have seen this work on steel panels and tanks so should work on aluminium. Or try link below.4 ways to pop a dent from a motorcycle gas tank - YouTube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkbFhPrJ14w

Regards Martin.