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Thread ID: 56650	2005-04-11 10:38:00	OT - BMW Motorcycle Fuel Tank	Winston001 (3612)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
343751	2005-04-11 23:01:00	I would try boiling water and give a few gentle taps with cold chisel. The gentle turning into something else if resistence persists.	Cicero (40)
343752	2005-04-12 00:20:00	I would try boiling water and give a few gentle taps with cold chisel. The gentle turning into something else if resistence persists. COLD CHISEL ? :eek: You do realise this machine is the peak of my motorcycling dreams? Something I'd yearned for. And you want me to attack it with a cold chisel? I think I'll have a lie-down.	Winston001 (3612)
343753	2005-04-12 00:30:00	Might help to be able to see the problem. What model BMW is it? What material is the cap?	PaulD (232)
343754	2005-04-12 00:36:00	Offered for what it is worth. Of course your Beamer may not be modern enough to have hydraulic brake lines. Maybe you have to put your feet down to slow down :D I know (or soon will) where you live :D	beama (111)
343755	2005-04-12 00:46:00	COLD CHISEL ? :eek: You do realise this machine is the peak of my motorcycling dreams? Something I'd yearned for. And you want me to attack it with a cold chisel? I think I'll have a lie-down. That is par for the course for people from Swannanoa Winston - they are a bit agricultural out there. He is probably thinking of a binder and reaper rather than a beamer. They have some of the letters in common anyway! :D	John H (8)
343756	2005-04-12 00:48:00	I know (or soon will) where you live :D Eeek. I am only jealous. Have just finished reading Ewen McGregor and Charlie (Wotsisname)'s book about travelling round the world on beamers. Apart from all the moaning and whinging you expect from a book trying too hard, it is a good read. You can skip over the whingy bits and get some great ideas for a trip. Sorry Winston, off topic here... :illogical	John H (8)
343757	2005-04-12 06:03:00	That is par for the course for people from Swannanoa Winston - they are a bit agricultural out there. He is probably thinking of a binder and reaper rather than a beamer. They have some of the letters in common anyway! :D So true there John,thats the technique we used on grape harvester and it worked. My thinking was,the bike is old and not worth much,so lets get it off. Apart from preying,what else is there to do?The latter method I think is a waste of time,so it will be interesting to see what gets it off.	Cicero (40)
343758	2005-04-12 06:31:00	Hi Win. You could build a little moat around the cap to hold various fluids - use normal household putty or blutack. :cool:	Scouse (83)
343759	2005-04-12 06:46:00	So true there John,thats the technique we used on grape harvester and it worked. My thinking was,the bike is old and not worth much,so lets get it off. Apart from preying,what else is there to do?The latter method I think is a waste of time,so it will be interesting to see what gets it off. Aha! so you must be the vintner on the Tram Road. Gotcha. My cuzzies in Bradleys Road used a cold chisel a lot as well! And my dad reckoned you only needed two tools to work on a Zephyr (and he had four different models by the time he packed it in) - one was a very large screwdriver and the other was a ball peen hammer. So we share the same cultural roots you and I. I doubt that Winston will see it that way though! I will be interested to see what his reaction to "the bike is old and not worth much" Hahahahaha! How do you value sentiment and the romance of the open road with 750cc banging away between your legs? Whoops, that didn't come out right, though some may recognise an allusion to "The Killing of Sister George" a play and film of the 70's!	John H (8)
343760	2005-04-12 07:15:00	Winnie, find yourself one of those oil filter strap wrenches with a firm, wide, strap rather than a soft narrow webbing one. Next, find a strong tube (a plastic jar might work) with a slightly smaller circumference than the cap, put it on the cap and slip the strap over it and the cap, feeding it evenly around the perimeter of the cap, tighten then turn in the correct direction. It will help to free the cap as much as possible first any of, hot water, turn tank upside down and get some strong solvent in her, cold chisel, sledge hammer, half a stick, may work (in descending order of likely success). Oh, almost forgot, make a sacrifice to your favourite deity before attempting anything at all, I'll let you decide what so liability remains where it should. I have no idea whether the filter strap will work but it's worth a try before letting the local tractor mechanic loose on it. BTW, what on earth possessed you to buy let alone mount a Beema?	Murray P (44)
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