found a hole....

[mudcow007]

so slowly putting my bandit back together, fitting my new shiny stainless bolts (replacing the coloured in rusty ones) most of the coloured in screws have ptfe on the threads?

anyways...so i put the tank back on after refitting the carbs an notice rust bubbles near where the seat rubs, so prodded bubbles with a screwdriver an it crumbles to leave a 1" hole feck!!

im guessing you cant repair it?

anyone got a tank!?

[DMCpro]

Have welded one before empty the tank let it air out for a while then fill with sand and weld it up
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[mudcow007]

winner!

right i will ask around to see who can do it

cheers

[Robby]

If it has rusted through in one area then the rest of it likely to be weak. You could try brazing a patch on a home if the metal is too thin to use a hobby MIG welder on.

Bear in mind that whatever you do, you'll have to do some painting afterwards.

I would replace it, Bandit tanks can't be that expensive.

As for finding PTFE on the bolt threads, it's a new one on me. Maybe someone has used stainless fittings before and the alloy thread has corroded. I would run a tap down each of the threads, and use a thin smear of copper grease on the new bolts. I also wouldn't use stainless bolts in an alloy engine.

[wr6133]

Plenty of Tanks on Ebay for around £60 with best offers taken on them so could probably get for a fair bit less. If you can find a colour match it'd be less hassle than welding the old one.

[exuptoy]

[mudcow007]

cheers all, will have a mooch on fleabay anyone know if the 1200 tank is the same?

i wonder if the newer tank (with the sender) will fit so i can have a fuel gauge aswell