Posted by Jim on March 31, 2002 at 09:15:50:
In Reply to: Rubbish in gastank posted by Andy on January 28, 2002 at 19:12:51:
Yup, drain the tank and take it off the bike. Easy to do. Take the gas valve off the tank and then the screen comes with it. You can purchase a new screen from a suzuki dealer if it is shot but more in likely it is fine just dirty. Then take some BB's that you would use in BB gun. Dump about a box of them into the tank (they appear to be copper but in reality they are steel.) Pour in a little motor oil - just a little to coat the BB's. Close the top and tape the bottom where the gas valve goes. Shake the living daylights out of the tank. Shake the living daylights out of it again. Dump whatever BB's yuu can get and then shake them all to the filler side and get the rest with a magnet. Dump some gas in and rinse. Repeat. Replace the fuel valve and screen. Reattach hoses etc. and fill with gas. Have fun.
Jim