Saturday, January 11, 2014

Suzuki Samurai Gas Tank Clean out & coating & other 1 of ?

Suzuki Samurai Gas Tank Clean out & coating & other 1 of ? I'm removing the gas tank on the 1985 Suzuki Samurai Jimny 1300 SJ413 JA51. I figure it has rust and a bad float-fuel tank sending unit. As it turned out the gas tank is full of surface rust and it will get a good cleaning with white vinegar. New gas tanks are now almost always made of plastic, but still bad gas can destroy an internal fuel pump in the gas tank. If you have bad gas in a fuel tank, the best thing to do it remove the gas/fuel tank and wash out all the bad gas and rust. After all the rust ad dirt and bad gas/fuel is removed/cleaned from the gas/fuel tank, it will be coated with a gas/fuel tank sealant. I will be using RedKote. I used Kreem on the Harley gas tank back in 1990 and it has held up fine all these years (24 years). If you do it right and make should the surface is prepped the sealant will stick forever and last. This is not a bad maintenance idea to do because it may save you fuel pump and carburetor problems, which could happen while in snow or out in the boonies. Since 4 wheel drive vehicles go many places that cars don't, extra reliability is essential. White vinegar is great at removing rust, if you give it enough time. 1985 Suzuki Samurai, Jimny 1300, SJ413, JA51

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