91TwighlightGT
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Help hold the plastic cover on the bottom during assembly
I bet that is it, it would make sense at least.
Help hold the plastic cover on the bottom during assembly
I doubt it, I rarely make sense.I bet that is it, it would make sense at least.
you would have had to put a protective oil coating or something after rinsing.... it flash rusted... I bought some 94-95 fuel rails to use on mine... had some surface rust inside them... I soaked them for weeks in that evap-o-rust... worked great... I rinsed them with hot water in the sink.. then I blew dry with air, then I spray brake cleaner in them.. and blew dry again... then I sprayed engine fogger in them (what I had for my motor)... which got them nice and oily, then I wrapped them up and put on shelf for when I get ready to install them... they come out damn good...
It appears I’ve created more work for myself.
Top picture is after 24 hours of Evaporust and rinsing. The bottom picture is this morning, after drying for over 12 hours. Where did I go wrong? Is the green stuff some sort of coating ( such as zinc chromate) that rinsed away with the rust? Was using a power washer inside a bad idea? Either way, it looks like I’m starting over.
I’m considering using Red Kote once I sort this out. Thoughts?
I bet that is it, it would make sense at least.
I had the tape when I just redid my tank in my ‘86. It seemed all it was doing was holding that plastic cover. I had no difficulty installing it without the tape, so maybe just something used on the assembly line?