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.

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