need a tank

bassfreake · 07-26-2022, 10:59 AM

I got a 2000 Nomad FI 1500 from my dad that he had rotting in his garage for 10+ years and the tank is rusted out. I'm trying to find a new tank but my tank has a big hole in the middle of it under the instrument cluster where the mounting bolt is and where the wires and speedo cable come through and whenever I look for a tank all the tanks I find available that say they're for the FI model are solid and all the ones with holes in the top say they're carbureted. Am I missing something? My instrument cluster also looks different from alot of the ones that come up when I look for new instrument clusters.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'll post some pics when I get home.

redjay · 07-26-2022, 07:40 PM

Check the parts diagrams on ronayers.com

https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/...fa37/fuel-tank

Tamej · 07-26-2022, 08:40 PM

You didn't say if the tank is just surface rust or the tank is rusted through with holes in it..
If it is just surface rust, you can chemically clean and seal it with a coating. Eastwood Industries has coatings that will seal the inside of the tank. If it has just a few holes, some Radiator shops can braze the bottom up without ruining the paint that shows.

bassfreake · 07-26-2022, 10:12 PM

They did make both. Mine is the FI. The tank in the schematic for the FI model matches what mine looks like but when I Google trying to find a new tank the tanks that come up when I search for the FI tank are mounted differently and seem to mount the instrument cluster differently too.

This is the schematic

My tank mounts like this which matches the schematic

But all the tanks I see that say they’re FI look like this

bassfreake · 07-26-2022, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tamej

You didn't say if the tank is just surface rust or the tank is rusted through with holes in it..
If it is just surface rust, you can chemically clean and seal it with a coating. Eastwood Industries has coatings that will seal the inside of the tank. If it has just a few holes, some Radiator shops can braze the bottom up without ruining the paint that shows.

It doesn’t have any holes but the metal is really soft and I don’t trust it. I ride with a club and don’t want to end up with something happening when I’m 400+ miles from home.

Scratch that… I poked it and poked a big hole in the tank lol

redjay · 07-27-2022, 05:38 PM

I could be mistaken but I think there were some years when they made carbureted models and FI models in the same year which was right around 2000 ?

Maybe someone can confirm this ?

bassfreake · 08-02-2022, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by redjay

I could be mistaken but I think there were some years when they made carbureted models and FI models in the same year which was right around 2000 ?

Maybe someone can confirm this ?

You are correct and 2000 is one of those years. The main reason I say this one is fuel injected is because it says “Fuel Injected” on the bags lol

alwhite00 · 08-03-2022, 11:15 AM

You need a 1999 or 2000 model year tank. The 2001 gained capacity and a electronic spedo and will not interchange.

bassfreake · 08-15-2022, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by alwhite00

You need a 1999 or 2000 model year tank. The 2001 gained capacity and a electronic spedo and will not interchange.

yeah that's what I've been doing. I keep searching for 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad FI VN1500 gas tanks and what comes up is the tanks for the electronic speedo. When I look for 1999 tanks all that comes up is carb tanks.

How hard would it be to maybe install an electronic speedo sensor so I can go ahead and use the bigger tank? I keep finding PLENTY of those and I'd appreciate the extra capacity anyway.

andyvh1959 · 10-09-2022, 07:54 PM

Late to this discussion. But why not take your tank to a qualified TIG welder and have the rust areas replaced with new metal? Custom bike builders regularly construct fuel tanks from scratch, formed and welded. Someone with the right skills should be able to create a patch and weld it into the tank, especially if this on the underside of the tank. Sure, you may need to have the tank painted, but unless you are lucky to find the right tank, in the right color, you'll be getting it painted anyway. If the patch is only done on the underside, and skilled TIG welder can do it without requiring the visible areas of the tank to be painted.

BrokeAss · 10-10-2022, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bassfreake

How hard would it be to maybe install an electronic speedo sensor so I can go ahead and use the bigger tank? I keep finding PLENTY of those and I'd appreciate the extra capacity anyway.

Not difficult at all if you just buy a GPS speedo.

07-26-2022, 10:59 AM	#1
bassfreake Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 5	need a tank I got a 2000 Nomad FI 1500 from my dad that he had rotting in his garage for 10+ years and the tank is rusted out. I'm trying to find a new tank but my tank has a big hole in the middle of it under the instrument cluster where the mounting bolt is and where the wires and speedo cable come through and whenever I look for a tank all the tanks I find available that say they're for the FI model are solid and all the ones with holes in the top say they're carbureted. Am I missing something? My instrument cluster also looks different from alot of the ones that come up when I look for new instrument clusters. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'll post some pics when I get home. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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07-26-2022, 07:40 PM	#2
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,935	Check the parts diagrams on ronayers.com https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/...fa37/fuel-tank Last edited by redjay; 07-26-2022 at 07:43 PM.
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08-03-2022, 11:15 AM	#8
alwhite00 Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 539	You need a 1999 or 2000 model year tank. The 2001 gained capacity and a electronic spedo and will not interchange. __________________ Tighten it till it strips and back it off a quarter turn.
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10-09-2022, 07:54 PM	#10
andyvh1959 Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Green Bay WI Posts: 759	Late to this discussion. But why not take your tank to a qualified TIG welder and have the rust areas replaced with new metal? Custom bike builders regularly construct fuel tanks from scratch, formed and welded. Someone with the right skills should be able to create a patch and weld it into the tank, especially if this on the underside of the tank. Sure, you may need to have the tank painted, but unless you are lucky to find the right tank, in the right color, you'll be getting it painted anyway. If the patch is only done on the underside, and skilled TIG welder can do it without requiring the visible areas of the tank to be painted. __________________ My $1200 Vulcan, to start from.
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07-26-2022, 08:40 PM	#3
Tamej Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 24	You didn't say if the tank is just surface rust or the tank is rusted through with holes in it.. If it is just surface rust, you can chemically clean and seal it with a coating. Eastwood Industries has coatings that will seal the inside of the tank. If it has just a few holes, some Radiator shops can braze the bottom up without ruining the paint that shows.
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07-26-2022, 10:12 PM	#4
bassfreake Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 5	They did make both. Mine is the FI. The tank in the schematic for the FI model matches what mine looks like but when I Google trying to find a new tank the tanks that come up when I search for the FI tank are mounted differently and seem to mount the instrument cluster differently too. This is the schematic My tank mounts like this which matches the schematic But all the tanks I see that say they’re FI look like this
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07-27-2022, 05:38 PM	#6
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,935	I could be mistaken but I think there were some years when they made carbureted models and FI models in the same year which was right around 2000 ? Maybe someone can confirm this ?
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