Hmmm.  Thanks, Larry.  I'll keep that in mind.

Charles
'85 Westy

At 11:01 AM 6/22/01 -0500, Larry Alofs wrote:
>"Pedersen, Michael" wrote:
>
> > Charles,
> >
> >   For what it is worth, you may want to drop the tank anyway.
>
> > I can now
> > understand why these tanks rust through though.
> >
> > Mike Pedersen
> > '88 Westie GL Automatic
> > Powell River, BC
>
>The tank on my '80 rusted thru because of accumulated dirt.
>   Tried about 3 different ways of patching it, but none of them
> lasted.  Finally
>bought a replacement
>   I believe that any gasoline leaking from bad grommets, etc. can wash
> away the
>rustproofing, so that then the tank rusts quickly.
>
>Larry A.