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Malibu · 03-15-2007

My six month old Scrambler is peeling paint around the hole on the gas tank. I am careful not to tighten my cap too much, but it's done no good. I am still losing paint. Is this something that is covered by my warranty, or do I need to wait until my tank is naked?

[ This message was edited by: Malibu on 2007-03-15 22:26 ]

rodburner · 03-16-2007

Its a common thing.It is a warranty issue,but some dealers balk at pursueing it.Mine has peeled from day one but hasn`t gotten any worse for thousands of miles.I just peel up the paint bubbles so they don`t make it to the inside.IMO,its not really a big deal,but there are dozens of topics related to this very thing.

badrufus · 03-16-2007

Go the the Search function at the bottom of the Twin Talk opening page. Click on Advanced Search. Type in "peeling paint" or "gas tank peeling" or "gas tank paint" and indicate that you want to search for ALL words. Then limit it to the Twin Talk forum. You'll find a great deal of info about this issue. Some have gotten dealers to replace the tank, but then the question is whether it will happen again. Some have sanded the area and put some type of gas resistant coating on it, others have replaced the OEM gas tank cap with a Monza-style cap, which comes with an insert that covers the offending area. I never had a problem, but at 1000 miles I put on a Monza cap because I was tired of carrying around a jar opener to get the stupid OEM cap off. The Monza cap is a really nice piece of kit.