Tank preparation

As it says, the tank is off again in order to prep it for sealing the inside next month I hope.

As it's a BSA it's pretty easy and straightforward to do; undo the fuel lines from the petcocks, undo the single tank mounting point on top of the tank and lift off.

Next undo the petcock nut at the bottom of the tank on both sides and pull the entire unit out. Now I put these into plastic sandwich bags, marked them as to which side was which and sprayed some penetrating fluid in them. This was to help loosen the taps up as they still seem to be stiff and gummd up. I think some type of spray to clear up/out gum deposits is actually in order. But for now, the penetrating fluid is OK.

Other than cleaning up the tank, I did one more thing before ending this little task. I used some sticky electrical tape to tape the rubber tank bumpers to the main frame spine. This is to keep them in place and to make it easier when puttng the tank back on.

Now for a general tidy up of the shed.