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Mon 26 Apr 2004 11:57

Honda CD250U Fuel Tank - BrianW

The fuel tank on my Honda CD25U sprang a leak last week. An AA temporary repair with liquid metal enabled me to get it home.

Ideally I would like to find a second hand replacement as a new one is just under £250 and the bike has a few more miles left in it.

Can anyone suggest a source?

Failing that I will have to either try a fibreglass repair or find someone to weld/solder it.

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Mon 26 Apr 2004 15:32

Honda CD250U Fuel Tank - NARU

Frosts auto restoration do a petrol tank sealing kit, which effectively creates a liner inside the tank. A couple of friends have used it to good effect.

www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8223

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Mon 26 Apr 2004 17:05

Honda CD250U Fuel Tank - BrianW

Thanks for that idea.
My m/cycle dealers do that or similar, may use it after structural repair.

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Mon 26 Apr 2004 18:12

Honda CD250U Fuel Tank - mark

Hi Brian

There used to be a product called Petseal which was good for pinholes or small splits. I used it to good effect a few times on bikes where the tank had sprung a leak.

I suggest a google should tell if its still around.

as always

Mark

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Thu 13 May 2004 12:29

Honda CD250U Fuel Tank - BrianW

Got it welded for £30.
Only problem was that we couldn't get the in-tank filter out first, it got melted and that's another £30 to replace. Probably just put in an extra in-line filter for a couple of quid.
Lesson learnt: empty fuel tank completely every couple of years and clean thoroughly inside.

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