Rust in Gas Tank?

[Mr_Green]

Just got my bike today. It will be sitting in my garage for the next 1-2 months until I get my license. Is this rust in the tank?

it’s a 2005 FZ6 and has been sitting for 5 years. Starts and runs great with no over heating issues or anything like that. Tank is full of gas.

 

[Mr_Green]

Side not. It was sitting with almost no gas in it for 5 years. Previous owner siphoned the old gas out. Checked that it was good and then filled it again.

 

[Gary in NJ]

The filler neck has rust, but I can’t see into the tank due to the reflection.

 

[Mr_Green]

The filler neck has rust, but I can’t see into the tank due to the reflection.

 

[Mr_Green]

Not sure if those two extra photos help or not

 

[Gary in NJ]

I see some rust specs in the limited view. That little section doesn’t look bad. To get a true picture, remove the fuel pump and inspect the pump screen. If it’s clean then the rust isn’t dislodging and causing potential problems.

 

[Mr_Green]

I see some rust specs in the limited view. That little section doesn’t look bad. To get a true picture, remove the fuel pump and inspect the pump screen. If it’s clean then the rust isn’t dislodging and causing potential problems.

okay I’ll do that later today. The fuel pump is brand new. The bike has only been run for 30 miles on the new pump

 

[Gary in NJ]

New pump you say. Why did the old one fail? Do you still have it? Can you disassemble it to see if it is impacted with rust?

 

[Mr_Green]

New pump you say. Why did the old one fail? Do you still have it? Can you disassemble it to see if it is impacted with rust?

he didn’t say.There were a few things he thought he would need to replace that weren’t crazy expensive and that was one of them. I don’t believe he has the old one. Man I’m pretty bummed.

Maybe I should just buy a new gas tank. I found a Japanese website that is selling it for about $600…I still owe the guy $880 because Zelle would only let me send him $2,000 (he wanted a little more than the agreed 2,500 because of repairs he had to make). So maybe I ask to just not pay the last bit and buy a new tank?

 

[Gary in NJ]

There have been some recent posts (this year) where members have removed the rust from their tanks. Do a quick search. If your tank isn't beat to hell, there's no reason to replace it. Just clean it and coat it.

 

[trepetti]

he didn’t say.There were a few things he thought he would need to replace that weren’t crazy expensive and that was one of them. I don’t believe he has the old one. Man I’m pretty bummed.

Maybe I should just buy a new gas tank. I found a Japanese website that is selling it for about $600…I still owe the guy $880 because Zelle would only let me send him $2,000 (he wanted a little more than the agreed 2,500 because of repairs he had to make). So maybe I ask to just not pay the last bit and buy a new tank?

I looked back at the pictures you posted of the bike and the tank looks in really good shape. Here is a link to another Jersey rider who had to deal with a rusty tank in an old, idle FZ6.

Reviving the Dead: FZ6 not ridden for 10yrs

Finally getting around to fixing my 06' FZ6, amazingly it cleaned up super nice for not being used. However, not sure where to start or what to look out for in terms of getting her going again. Removed fuel tank and drained fuel, tank pretty rusted out, will include pics, not sure if its...

www.600riders.com

 

[Mr_Green]

@Gary in NJ @trepetti you guys are awesome. I’ll get the gas out and look more into this.

Thank you!

 

[TownsendsFJR1300]

Might at least ask who ever put the pump in, how the inside looked..

As Gary mentioned, you want to "stay ahead" of any potential rust issues in the tank that will cause later issues..

Should YOU decide to pull the pump, separate the pump and sending while in the tank pushing the below pictured tab. The pump will come out MUCH easier. When re-installing, it should go back in, assembled..

 

[Mr_Green]

Might at least ask who ever put the pump in, how the inside looked..

As Gary mentioned, you want to "stay ahead" of any potential rust issues in the tank that will cause later issues..

Should YOU decide to pull the pump, separate the pump and sending while in the tank pushing the below pictured tab. The pump will come out MUCH easier. When re-installing, it should go back in, assembled..


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when I asked him about the inside this is what he said:

“It was in decent shape but it was not turning on. I believe it was because there was so little fuel most of the electronics was exposed to air the whole time. I could have just replaced the pump itself but it would have been an aftermarket part which I wasn't comfortable with so I decided to replace the whole unit with an OEM part.”