red fuel

[philgipson]

i used red kote on a fuel tank and allowed it to dry for 24 hours.now the fuel in the tank is red,is this a problem?

[fabiodriven]

Did you dump the fuel out of the tank to find that it's red or are you just looking into the fuel-filled tank?

[pipeline triker]

I have never had one dry enough to use within 24 hrs, with red coat. 48 maybe, 72 yes.

[philgipson]

its coming out of the tank nipple red.

[blue27]

I have found the the ethanol fuels today eat redkote, 3 different tanks so far for me, and did cause some carb trouble. I did not coat them, I had two done by a local rad shop and one I bought that way.

[wonderboy]

Same thing happened with my SX tank I had redcoated. The tank was holding fuel, so I'm not sure how much of the coating was disolved by the fuel. The picture below is from when I drained the tank in preparation to do the body work on the outside. It sat all winter empty with no fuel cap on. Just a few weeks ago, I mounted the tank back up and filled it. Seems to be holding fuel just fine. I haven't looked again to see if the fuel is red again. I'll check tomorrow and see.

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i356/frank-and-sara/1986%20250SX/IMG_0229.jpg

[badass350x]

Wonderboy, is that a 250sx limo in the background? Lol jk ,looks funny the way that pic was taken.

[JustEnough]

Look close at the wheel to see that there is no hub or lug nuts. It is a loose wheel.

[wonderboy]

Doh, you revealed my secret build!! That is funny, I didn't even realize how that picture looked. Justenough is correct, it was just a spare wheel sitting on the floor...


Wonderboy, is that a 250sx limo in the background? Lol jk ,looks funny the way that pic was taken.