first day and my muffler melted my gas tank - PocketBikeForum.com

mrnick86 · 05-22-2007, 07:14 PM

i got an mx3 from minipocketrockets.com. i assembled it and rode it for awhile..parked it..rode it a lil more...after the 2nd tank of gas i filled it up again and the gas was pouring out..so i tipped it upside down and noticed the muffler had melted the gas tank..and now i'm not happy...i only had been riding it like 5 minutes at this session before it melted...=\

mrnick86 · 05-22-2007, 07:15 PM

p.s. i assembled it normally...the gas tank actually TOUCHES the muffler and u cant notice it until u tip it upside down and look

pb x-treme · 05-22-2007, 08:13 PM

first get a new tank, then get heat resistant foil tape and put it on the bottom of your new tank. that sucks, but lesson learned.

mrnick86 · 05-22-2007, 09:32 PM

thanx for the tip. the customer service rep said i could print out the RMA form and they'd send me new parts..i'm wondering if i should tell them that my carb came all smashed up with broken ports and get a free carb,lol =D i think i probably deserve it after all my trouble..i'm lucky that my tank didn't catch on fire and kill me or something..but will heat resistant tape really insulate that well while actually touching the exhaust? i work at an autozone and could get plenty..

mrnick86 · 05-23-2007, 09:44 PM

today i patched my tank up with 'seal-all' and then i lined the bottom of it with a muffler bandage kit, which is a pretty ingenious kit because the tube that contains the activator also doubles as part of the patch system,u cut the ends off the tube and slit it down the side and unfold it into a square and voila! a patch!

ZTracin6749 · 05-26-2007, 11:58 AM

Hi i was wondering if u can purchase heat resistant tape at walmart

pb x-treme · 05-26-2007, 12:24 PM

dunno about walmart but home depot should carry it

mrnick86 · 07-04-2007, 10:34 PM

i was just wondering about running isopropyl rubbing alcohol in a pocketbike, i think that it burns better and cooler and makes a lot more power. i was thinking about running it in my bike tommorow as an experiment... u dont need a special alcohol carb. to do that,do u? was wondering what kind of info you guys could give to me.

mrnick86 · 07-04-2007, 10:35 PM

sorry, wrong place

cag07 · 07-05-2007, 02:24 PM

i would send it back and make them give me a new bike dude,thats stupid for the exhuast to touch, is the pipe welded at a bad angle enough to make it touch the tank? or does it have the wrong tank on it?

05-22-2007, 07:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrnick86 Pocketbike Beginner Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: nick Pocketbikes Owned: 1 Posts: 18	first day and my muffler melted my gas tank i got an mx3 from minipocketrockets.com. i assembled it and rode it for awhile..parked it..rode it a lil more...after the 2nd tank of gas i filled it up again and the gas was pouring out..so i tipped it upside down and noticed the muffler had melted the gas tank..and now i'm not happy...i only had been riding it like 5 minutes at this session before it melted...=\

05-22-2007, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
pb x-treme Super Moderator I'm the boss! Join Date: Sep 2005 My Gallery Location: wpg. mb. Posts: 428	first get a new tank, then get heat resistant foil tape and put it on the bottom of your new tank. that sucks, but lesson learned. __________________ www.custompocketbike.ca

05-26-2007, 12:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
pb x-treme Super Moderator I'm the boss! Join Date: Sep 2005 My Gallery Location: wpg. mb. Posts: 428	dunno about walmart but home depot should carry it __________________ www.custompocketbike.ca

07-04-2007, 10:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
mrnick86 Pocketbike Beginner Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: nick Pocketbikes Owned: 1 Posts: 18	running alcohol in a pocketbike i was just wondering about running isopropyl rubbing alcohol in a pocketbike, i think that it burns better and cooler and makes a lot more power. i was thinking about running it in my bike tommorow as an experiment... u dont need a special alcohol carb. to do that,do u? was wondering what kind of info you guys could give to me.

07-04-2007, 10:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
mrnick86 Pocketbike Beginner Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: nick Pocketbikes Owned: 1 Posts: 18	woops,wrong buttons/page sorry, wrong place

05-22-2007, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
mrnick86 Pocketbike Beginner Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: nick Pocketbikes Owned: 1 Posts: 18	p.s. i assembled it normally...the gas tank actually TOUCHES the muffler and u cant notice it until u tip it upside down and look

05-22-2007, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
mrnick86 Pocketbike Beginner Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: nick Pocketbikes Owned: 1 Posts: 18	thanx for the tip. the customer service rep said i could print out the RMA form and they'd send me new parts..i'm wondering if i should tell them that my carb came all smashed up with broken ports and get a free carb,lol =D i think i probably deserve it after all my trouble..i'm lucky that my tank didn't catch on fire and kill me or something..but will heat resistant tape really insulate that well while actually touching the exhaust? i work at an autozone and could get plenty..

05-23-2007, 09:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
mrnick86 Pocketbike Beginner Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: nick Pocketbikes Owned: 1 Posts: 18	today i patched my tank up with 'seal-all' and then i lined the bottom of it with a muffler bandage kit, which is a pretty ingenious kit because the tube that contains the activator also doubles as part of the patch system,u cut the ends off the tube and slit it down the side and unfold it into a square and voila! a patch!

05-26-2007, 11:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
ZTracin6749 Hi I'm new here Be nice to me Join Date: May 2007 My Gallery Real Name: Zach Pocketbikes Owned: 1 Location: South Kortright, New York Posts: 4	Hi i was wondering if u can purchase heat resistant tape at walmart

07-05-2007, 02:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
cag07 Pocketbike Freak Join Date: Jun 2007 My Gallery Real Name: joey Pocketbikes Owned: 2 Location: swan hills,alberta Posts: 391	i would send it back and make them give me a new bike dude,thats stupid for the exhuast to touch, is the pipe welded at a bad angle enough to make it touch the tank? or does it have the wrong tank on it?

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