water in tank problem

[darrsi]

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[quote author=joebloggs link=topic=21390.msg245662#msg245662 date=1479041765]
I had to purge my tank of petrol before hitting it with a grinder, I removed the fuel tap, cap and fuel level sender, steam cleaned it then sat it in front of my fan heater for a few hours, was bone dry when finished., may be a little extreme for what you need but it will remove all the water

99% Isopropyl Alcohol will soak up water in your tank and burn it off as fuel, and is a damn sight less kerfuffle. 
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How is that used? I.e. do you put it in the empty tank or does the tank need fuel in it to mix with? I just looked it up on eBay, seems quite cheap to buy so I might use that. I cleared the breather hose, I think, used a bit of single core speaker wire and pushed it down the hole. Bike seemed to be better today, more responsive and pulled better at low revs than it has done in a while. Unless that was my imagination.
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To start with put about 300ml in a full tank of fuel, then let it do its thing. Use it over 2 or 3 tanks full if you suspect moisture in the tank.
Make sure you only get the 99% alcohol one though, as they also do a 70% alcohol/30% water version for cleaning with.


To be honest you may as well go for the 5 litre container, as it's so cheap. I use it every couple of months in the tank, so you easily get a year out of it.
It won't affect running in any negative way at all.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-LITRE-PURE-9...SwPhdVR6F3