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Title: plugging petcock hole Post by Jeff71 on 06/18/15 at 16:37:13 Hey gang, Need to POR15 seal my tank. What is a good way to block off the oval petcock hole? Thanks! Jeff |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Kris01 on 06/18/15 at 18:41:46 I'm not sure why you would need to but maybe just plain ol' tape? Do you need to plug the hole for some reason? |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Gary_in_NJ on 06/18/15 at 19:13:27 Yeah, just tape it off. |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Jeff71 on 06/18/15 at 23:35:59 Didn't know if the sealer would eat through the tape glue or contaminate it. Gotta plug it so I can slosh it around. It takes hours to do and about 4 days to dry! :o Jeff |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Jeff71 on 06/18/15 at 23:36:47 0D342F357677460 wrote:
Jeff |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Dave on 06/19/15 at 03:26:18 You really want something a bit more secure than tape....although I do use really good duct tape over the fuel filler hole, and hold my hand tightly over the tape when I turn the tank upside down to coat the top of the tank. For the petcock hole, take a flat piece of metal, drill the petcock mounting holes in it, then cut a small piece of rubber or cardboard for a gasket. Here is one I made for the S65 Honda....which only has 1 screw hole. It is a piece of flat metal bar, a piece of rubber roofing, and a screw. You will need to make one with 2 screw holes. http://i39.tinypic.com/11b4s3p.jpg |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Kris01 on 06/19/15 at 06:57:12 002F2C2C7D7B4A0 wrote:
Wow! I was thinking just pour it in, slosh it a little bit, pour out the excess an let it dry. :o |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Dave on 06/19/15 at 07:11:52 675E455F1C1D2C0 wrote:
Wow! I was thinking just pour it in, slosh it a little bit, pour out the excess an let it dry. :o[/quote] The part of the process where you slosh the stuff around does only take 15 minutes, and then when you dump it out it does take a while to get the excess out the tiny drain hole.......the drools and puddles might be an inch wide when they flow past the small petcock hole. You have to keep moving the tank back and forth a bit to keep getting the excess drained out. You can't drain anything out of the gas cap hole as the lip prevents it from draining out. Finally when you are tired of moving it around and have as much excess out as you can....I tip the tank so stuff drains away from the petcock hole and flows to the front or back of the tank. You need to clean off any drips or dripples on the petcock mounting surface and oval hole where the tubes slide into the tank. Then you have to let it cure....adding an air source helps. A fan set up to blow air through the petcock hole....or an aquarium pump helps to speed things up a bit. |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by WD on 06/19/15 at 09:31:12 Use a factory petcock as your plug. That's why you keep your old one when you convert to a proper mechanical version, like the Raptor or VS800 units. Use RedKote or Por-15 as your liner. Kreem is junk. I know you have right material already, but new riders/wrenches are always falling for Kreem's advertising lies. |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Art Webb on 06/19/15 at 09:45:00 I can attest to the truth of that, Kreem is junk |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Jeff71 on 06/19/15 at 11:27:28 It's going pretty smoothly so far. I have it propped up and it's draining. I'll swing it around in a little bit. I'll post a pic on my blog later tonight. :) Thanks for the tips gang! Jeff |
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Title: Re: plugging petcock hole Post by Jeff71 on 06/19/15 at 12:26:24 And now I wait for 4 days. :-/ |
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