BB's in the gas tank

[85hondaatc125m]

Do bb's in the gas tank worki, if so how do I do it and how many bb's should i use? I have to clean my carb and need to drain and take off the tank so I was just wondering, any info will be appreciated,
Thanks
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[MTS]

Just dump a bunch of bb's in the tank, put the cap on, Shake like no tommrow, take em out, and all the rust that they have knocked out will come out too...

[85hondaatc125m]

wont the bb's come out of the gas lines?

[Yamahauler]

Take the tank off.......

[85hondaatc125m]

yea but still, wont they fall out of the lines that are still connected to the gas tank. or do you plug off the lines, i need alot of info about how to, im not the brightest buld on the line

[Unclediezel]

take the tank off completely---15 feet away from the trike---200-300 bbs----plug up any open holes----and shake till your arms hurt and pass it to your assistant----shake till his arms hurt --then take it back and repeat--lol---Just make sure you get them ALL out when your done---yes they do fit in the gas lines.

[Unclediezel]

You may want to consider a tank sealer or such when your all done

[Yamahauler]

Yep, definatly plug the gas lines
Ive never done it before, but I would say, get a bunch of BB's, and add a little gas in the tank with them, that way the rust would scrub off better, I would think.

[85hondaatc125m]

what should I use to plug off the gas lines?

[Unclediezel]

Cap the tank----the rest is just a short piece of rubber hose with an old bolt stuck in it--If ya wanna get fancy -use the serrated edge of an old spark plug

[Louis Mielke]

or take it to walmart and put it in the paint shaker...thats what i did....course I worked there but still.....lol

[Tres]

Or you could use a couple of handfuls of small nuts and bolts instead.

[MikeDawg]

Spray the inside with Brake Clean and then put the BB's in side... works really well taking off rust and other things....

Mike

[hunter1630]

Thats why Im glad Yamaha used plastic tanks! Lol

[ScottZJ]

For goodness sake....take off the petcock and put your hand over that hole or use duct tape..then you wont have to worry about the gas lines at all. :lol: :lol:

Then shake.....rattle..............roll. hehe

[blue27]

Plug the lines golf tees, but use two different colors so it looks cool,I wouldn't recommend nuts and bolts, you don't wank a spark. But I would call alocal radiator repair shop sometimes they can cook the tank out for you but you will lose your paint, just an idea.

[85hondaatc125m]

k thanks, i might do it, once I get the tank off and emptied ill see if it needs it really bad.

[bigredhead]

I just used a bunch of heavy stainless steel washers.. a cup of gas.. and shake shake shake...

TIP : Don't pour gas on any part of your lawn that you won't want to burn !! lol....

[Tres]

Plug the lines golf tees, but use two different colors so it looks cool,I wouldn't recommend nuts and bolts, you don't wank a spark. But I would call alocal radiator repair shop sometimes they can cook the tank out for you but you will lose your paint, just an idea.

Fill the tank with soapy water ( I use dawn dishwashing soap )
before adding the nuts and bolts

This is as recomended by Kreem as a pretreat.

http://www.pro-flo.com/chemicals.htm#Kreem

you can also use the rustol for rust removal

On edit:
After shaking nuts/bolts with soapy water , rinse and empty all water possible then follow with a rinse of acetone to remove any moisture that could further rust the tank. The kreem product works well, kinda a pain but it does the job, I also add inline fuel filters, the micro ones from Dratv .