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« Reply #2265 on: January 07, 2018, 11:10:06 PM » |
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Nope, not boss white, that's a bit old hat these days, but the more modern versions should be ok, or Hylomar perhaps, but dry, I doubt it would seal...Morrag
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« Reply #2266 on: January 08, 2018, 06:28:45 AM » |
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IF IT AINT RED AND WHITE IT AINT RIGHT
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« Reply #2267 on: January 08, 2018, 07:50:42 AM » |
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Por 15 is good stuff but doesn't work miracles  once your man takes it away..and brings it back working..it will be worth the final BILL.. |
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« Reply #2268 on: January 08, 2018, 08:27:30 AM » |
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I'm Glad Tom has said he will sort this out Andy one less worry for you. will there still be up dates on this build or is that it now  |
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« Reply #2269 on: January 08, 2018, 09:36:04 AM » |
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I'll take progress photos of the work; but I am terrible at posting on forums! I'm sure Andy will post updates when he receives the bill's for the parts |
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« Reply #2270 on: January 08, 2018, 12:25:41 PM » |
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Would post BILLS ?  if you do a good job you may have another one to finish ? |
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« Reply #2271 on: January 08, 2018, 02:19:58 PM » |
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Tom is da man. I've tried Por 15 several times, (we tried it on Flap's orange trike too), plus several other makes over the years. Followed all the instructions, went through all the cleaning & prepping stages, but it always end up peeling off the inside of the tank like a sheet of rubber, then breaking up & clogging the fuel lines. Consulting with Tom, (giving him a "to do" list), & handing over the garage keys this evening.
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Wot ho chaps, its bloody Whitworth!!
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« Reply #2272 on: January 08, 2018, 07:16:34 PM » |
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my four penneth, I use 'tappox' Its real/original use is for protecting oil rigs from the sea and petroleum products found/spilt on same. Used in oil and fuel tanks with no issues. I have got 7 bikes with it in now and it seems to be stable. I used the frosts por15 once and wasn't happy with the result. Found it too thin and took and age to cure. I did all the cleaning and alkali washes etc but it still peeled out of the seam and caused more grief so you are not on your own with tank problems Andy. Good luck with it mate as it would be a crime to let it go when you are so close. Don't let it get to you its just a piece of metal. It will be done when its done.  |
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« Reply #2273 on: January 08, 2018, 09:44:19 PM » |
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Very true. I apologise again to the forum member who was all set to come & buy it, but I appreciate the messages from others who volunteered everything from storage space to a lynching if I sold it! Apparently, having followed the tribulations of the build this far, selling it would be like reading a book & getting to the end to find someone had torn out the last page! Tom arrived this evening & we removed & drained the tank so he could take it away for repair. I believe it's going to Old Bones Customs, near Andover -but that ain't any o' my business now.  If it proves too costly to TIG weld it up, it might actually be cheaper to just buy another tank, (about 130 quid), & fit a standard tap, although that might foul the cylinder head. Again -out of my hands ...thankfully Thank you Thomas |
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« Reply #2274 on: January 08, 2018, 09:46:54 PM » |
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Stupid AutoCorrect on my phone!
When I posted earlier today that I'd tried POR15 but it hadn't worked, my phone decided to rewrite it as I'd tried porn, but it hadn't worked!
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« Reply #2275 on: January 08, 2018, 09:51:49 PM » |
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I split up with my girlfriend Louise at the weekend -it was an occasional, long distance thing as she lives in Brighton & travels up & down between there & Oxford each week, so we never got to see each other & it was just slowly petering out. She messaged me to say So you got rid of your motorbike & your girlfriend in one day. I replied that actually I'd changed my mind & decided to keep the motorbike. She's not talking to me anymore |
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« Reply #2277 on: January 09, 2018, 05:03:11 PM » |
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Ha ha! ....no.
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« Reply #2278 on: January 09, 2018, 06:27:16 PM » |
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You know it makes sense
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Why do every five minute job take all day, and
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« Reply #2279 on: January 09, 2018, 07:31:29 PM » |
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