Hey guys,
This is the story of 2 steps forward, 1 step back. But in the interest of conservation of words I'll spare you the details.
Is this repairable or should I just invest in a new reproduction set of tanks? I'm leaning toward the latter because the tanks appear to have been repaired with some kind of Bondo fiberglass combination (I can see the mesh when peering through the fill holes). I've know about the repair since I first inspected the bike last year. But have reluctantly soldier on with it as is - the thought that if it isn't broken why fix it.
Now it's broken.
The oil fitting (feed to the oil pump) broke clean off the bottom of the tank (see pics). With very little force applied, I attempted to remove the fitting because oil was leaking, running down the tube and dropping on top of the generator, rolling down the generator and onto the front of the engine. In an effort to eliminate these preventable leaks I wanted to remove the fitting, clean off the plumbers tape and apply the EZ Turn lubricant and sealant that had been suggested earlier for the manifold nuts.
Best regards,
Loch
BrokenTankVL.jpg
tanktopumbfitting.jpg
This is the story of 2 steps forward, 1 step back. But in the interest of conservation of words I'll spare you the details.
Is this repairable or should I just invest in a new reproduction set of tanks? I'm leaning toward the latter because the tanks appear to have been repaired with some kind of Bondo fiberglass combination (I can see the mesh when peering through the fill holes). I've know about the repair since I first inspected the bike last year. But have reluctantly soldier on with it as is - the thought that if it isn't broken why fix it.
Now it's broken.
The oil fitting (feed to the oil pump) broke clean off the bottom of the tank (see pics). With very little force applied, I attempted to remove the fitting because oil was leaking, running down the tube and dropping on top of the generator, rolling down the generator and onto the front of the engine. In an effort to eliminate these preventable leaks I wanted to remove the fitting, clean off the plumbers tape and apply the EZ Turn lubricant and sealant that had been suggested earlier for the manifold nuts.
Best regards,
Loch
BrokenTankVL.jpg
tanktopumbfitting.jpg
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