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Author Topic: Plastic tank shrinking, minor success story  (Read 2758 times)
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« on: April 12, 2022, 09:36:00 AM »

Maybe belongs in th The fix is in thread, but, anyway.

Read at multistrada.net about some trying to dry out tanks to shrink.
I had a go at it, gave it 3 months.
Removed pump, had an old PC HD fan in the pump cavity 2 of three months, open cap all the time, done in dry room temp garage.
Bit hard to measure but tank is about 3 mm shorter!
Can remove and refit with just hands, gone are any tools+violence.
Very pleasing for the soul.  Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2022, 10:19:17 AM »

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Very pleasing for the soul.  Smiley

It is, isn't it  waytogo

Well done.
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« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2022, 10:29:47 AM »

I have experienced the same, then I coated the inside of the tank with Caswell.
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« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2022, 01:03:39 PM »

Good result. waytogo That fan worked hard!
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2022, 11:23:31 AM »

Ducatiz broke this info years back
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2022, 04:57:19 AM »

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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2022, 03:56:10 PM »

after struggling for years even had the third replacement tank coated before install. I moved the mounting hinge back about a 1/4 inch. Now it works like it did when first purchased on my 07 S4RS
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