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#Post#: 4574--------------------------------------------------
Tank sealant
By: Al Smith Date: October 26, 2011, 3:53 am
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Now here's the problem .I have an arm breaker 2100 Husqvarna
that spent a number of years sitting in a barn on some island
off Washington state with a bad coil .
The fuel lines had deteriated and were replaced with Tygon
rebuilt the carb ,obviously the coil ,filter blah blah blah .
The damned black residue of those old rubber fuel lines gets
caught on the screen in the Tilley HS carb .I've pressure washed
the tank several times .Used an assortment of different filters
all to no avail and it's driving me bonkers .
Darned powerfull saw if you can get it started .So I'm thinking
of using sealant .Any ideas .
#Post#: 28385--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tank sealant
By: Eccentric Date: November 28, 2013, 6:03 pm
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Guys have used Red-Kote in saws with success. One wrinkle for
you with that model is the manual oiler pump that passes through
the fuel tank (and is sealed with a couple o-rings. Not sure if
using a sealer would cause any problems on that saw....
#Post#: 28387--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tank sealant
By: Al Smith Date: November 28, 2013, 7:20 pm
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Since I made that post I pressure washed the inside of that tank
twice ,installed a new preformed OEM gas line and I believe a
big filter from a Mac 10 series and haven't had a problem since
.I even figured out how to start that arm breaker .
You choke that thing once ,not until it hiccups like most saws
.Get off it and it usually goes in two or three .Stay on it too
long you'll be at it forever and then it will try to relieve you
of your arm before it's over .
#Post#: 28394--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tank sealant
By: Eccentric Date: November 28, 2013, 9:12 pm
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[quote author=Al Smith link=topic=513.msg28387#msg28387
date=1385688016]
Since I made that post I pressure washed the inside of that tank
twice ,installed a new preformed OEM gas line and I believe a
big filter from a Mac 10 series and haven't had a problem since
.I even figured out how to start that arm breaker .
You choke that thing once ,not until it hiccups like most saws
.Get off it and it usually goes in two or three .Stay on it too
long you'll be at it forever and then it will try to relieve you
of your arm before it's over .
[/quote]
Sounds good Al. Glad to hear you got that beast figured out.
Would have been nice if they'd put a comp release on those big
Huskys. My 12 year old daughter can start my Homelite 2100-S.
Not my Husqvarna 2100CD though....
#Post#: 28577--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tank sealant
By: Al Smith Date: December 2, 2013, 7:48 pm
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I know those Swedes are a tough bunch of Vikings but why in the
world they made an arm breaker saw like that with no decomp I'll
never know .I put a D-handle on that pot licker poor old arm
couldn't take it anymore .Hell they should have put a kick
starter on the thing .
#Post#: 28788--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tank sealant
By: procarbine2k1 Date: December 5, 2013, 3:27 pm
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[quote author=Eccentric link=topic=513.msg28385#msg28385
date=1385683432]
Guys have used Red-Kote in saws with success. One wrinkle for
you with that model is the manual oiler pump that passes through
the fuel tank (and is sealed with a couple o-rings. Not sure if
using a sealer would cause any problems on that saw....
[/quote]]
I know Al got his saw squared away... but I can attest to the
Red Kote. Cheaper than alternatives, and it really lives up to
the hype. I used it in an Allis Chalmers B fuel tank, that had
pin holes through out, I believe most were 1/32"... but needless
to say, the holes were plugged and cured, with a nice finish on
the bottom of the tank. Gas did not seem to soften it
whatsoever, and no residue, or discoloration of fuel in the
sediment bowl. Really, really good stuff.
#Post#: 29473--------------------------------------------------
Re: Tank sealant
By: Al Smith Date: December 15, 2013, 1:24 pm
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B Allis eh .In my folks barn sits a B Allis I rebuilt the engine
for in 1964 when I was a sophmore in high school .Repainted it
too .To this very day it still shines and still runs great .It
was made in 1938 ,I was made in 1948 .
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