Good tutorial. You can get a mini air regulator with gauge like the one I use, for just over ten bucks at Home Depot It's already set up for 1/4" fittings which makes things simple. And, like Todd said... 3 psi, and definitely no more than 5.
THANK U i must confess my frisco tank did leak that i got from u guys . i filled mine up with water and let it sit over night i will do this next time around
No lie on using a precise regulator and not going over that 5 psi limit! I made the mistake of trusting my air compressor regulator and guessed where the needle was since it started at 20 and wasted a great tank that had just been ret-unnled. Luckily my friends welds held up and I didn't die Super scary stuff!
Saturday Sportster, check it out two different series, both do installs on tanks. we also have a triumph install tank video on here as well. Have a look in our videos section on here
I do not have access to air compressors. have a 70 yrs old tank from a Velocette, been restored, no visible rust. It has very small seep of fuel at rear end around the frame opening. Tank is put together by tin-soldering, not welding, so cannot be repaired with welding as it will overheat original joints, melt the solder. Cannot seem to locate it using air pressure (by blowing into a hose into tank or use a MityVac type pump) and soapy water. Even tried immersing that end of tank into a large bucket of water while pressurized...no bubbles seen. I put a gallon of fuel back in and let it sit overnight with baby powder on the seams and found a very small discoloration on powder next day in one spot. Hit that with epoxy to seal on outside but have since found there is another similar leak nearby when I have fuel in tank on the bike. Cannot seem to locate it using testing methods I've tried...thinking maybe only appears when tank is bolts on bike...some flexing maybe happening. Suggestions?
I bought 3 different tanks from you guys a 2 had holes. Very disappointed especially since both were welded then brazed and still had holes. The third seemed great painted it got it just right bolted it on and the tab cracked the tank ruined the paint. Please test your tanks a little better.
