engine rebuild and more...

[mattyo]

woops, double post somehow... (deleted)

[razor78016]

Originally Posted by mattyo

I don't want to hear any comments from "razor" about BBQ black! LOL!

I was about to say I told ya so, but I'm not lol.

[mattyo]

Originally Posted by razor78016

I was about to say I told ya so, but I'm not lol.

LOL! I was waiting for that!
But on a serious note, have you had 10% ethanol gasoline sit on your BBQ paint job for a couple days? And if so, what was the outcome? I'm not being facetious, but really curious. I'm still a n00b (and skeptical), and I wouldn't be surprised if BBQ black holds up better than "professional" VHT paints, but my scientific side would like a little evidence. Why? Well I'll eventually have to rebuild the crankcase again and get the drum spindle arm aligned correctly so the trany doesn't randomly hop into neutral (as described in previous posts), and while I'm at it, I'm sure I'll give the beast a new paint job. Why not? Probably go for the traditional black with silver fins next time for the sake or preserving the original look. And that's why I'm asking now. How robust is the BBQ black, really? What about powder coating? Pros/cons?

PS As i said before, that angle on your bike is perfect!!! It looks glorious!!!

[razor78016]

Thank you Matt. Well, I have been lucky and not spilled fuel on my tank or engine for the last two years. I'm sure it would dissolve with fuel. The paint has stayed a semi-gloss for a while, just a lil dusty. Power coating is way too expensive lol. I'm trying to stay way under budget heh. So far, I have about $550 invested, including bike purchase.

Ray.

[luisr320]

JB Weld, as far as I can read from their site, is epoxy glue. I'm using epoxy glue to hold the eye glass on my masters (both) and it's holding hydraulic fluid ( nasty stuff) in quite well. So why not give it a shot just to patch it up. Get the fuel out of the tank and let that spot dry before trying anything.

[gypsy]

jb weld has an epoxy putty stick, water weld. look it up on the jb weld sight. it states that it will work on fuel tanks. mine popped a lea 2 days ago and i tried it and it is working very well. time will tell but the reviews on it are excellent.

[kenny83]

I will be powder coating my motor when the time comes, still working on frame though

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[mattyo]

Originally Posted by luisr320

JB Weld, as far as I can read from their site, is epoxy glue. I'm using epoxy glue to hold the eye glass on my masters (both) and it's holding hydraulic fluid ( nasty stuff) in quite well. So why not give it a shot just to patch it up. Get the fuel out of the tank and let that spot dry before trying anything.

Originally Posted by gypsy

jb weld has an epoxy putty stick, water weld. look it up on the jb weld sight. it states that it will work on fuel tanks. mine popped a lea 2 days ago and i tried it and it is working very well. time will tell but the reviews on it are excellent.

@ Luis and Gypsy:
I'm sure the JB-weld would work as far creating a good bond and holding for a long time. I have no doubts about the JBI've used JB before I know that stuff is awesome. The problem is I don't "exactly" know where the leak is. It's somewhere along the crimped edge of the fuel tank but apparently the leaking fuel is being "wicked" around the crimped edge and ends up covering about 3-4 inches along the bottom rim. I could be a little more investigative, wipe everything clean and sit and watch for the first sign of fluid and then JB that area. But I feel like I'll be chasing down that leak for a while and end up with a fuel tank covered in JB-weld. At this point I'm fine with just getting a couple more weeks of riding out of the beast and then repairing my spare fuel tank this winter. I've been putting a rag around the leak area while I'm not riding and that has been absorbing all the leaked fuel so I at least don't have fuel leaking onto the engine and spark-plug etc. It does the job for now. Like I said, I just want a couple more weeks of riding and then she'll be winterized and I'll work on repairing my spare tank.

Originally Posted by kenny83

I will be powder coating my motor when the time comes, still working on frame though

Yeah, I saw your frame! Looks great! Oh yeah, you took off the center stand didn't you? You might regret that later... but I'm sure you'll improvise. I am curious to see how the engine powder coat turns out. I'm thinking I'll go that route next time. Luis had made the point that powder coating around edges can be problematic. But I'm still lead to believe that a "good" powder coating guy can still do a pretty nice job around the edges. It's probably very critical to your baking temp and the control of that temp. I'd think (in my opinion) you want a temp just high enough to liquify your powder but then maintain that temp very well so your powder doesn't run. Ie temp control seems like it is very important for a good powder coat. Well, that's why I'm curious how your engine powder coat turns out. You'll be my deciding factor whether I go with an engine powder coat or not.

Keep posting loads of pics of your thread, Kenny! I'm watching!

[kenny83]

I will do it, I an thinking the only problem with the center stand is when I put the motor in the bike but that is a long way away

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[verdeva]

Try this stuff for a small gas tank leak....

CYCLE TANK REPAIR KIT-POR-15 Inc.

They also have some neet looking paints and sealants.