Subject: RE: Tank advice needed
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Nov 9, 2004, 6:04 PM
Post ID: 1717855916
Matt and Ian, I repaired a gas tank once and, briefly, here's what I did.
Sorry if you know this. I filled the gas tank with water, stopped up the
gas hole, turned it up side down and enlarged the hole in the bottom. I
shined up the metal and then put on a shiny metal patch. Then I fluxed the
hell out of all the shiny metal areas and then with a small flame on my
torch I used regular solder to make a solder sandwich metal patch. Holds
like hell. Bob
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From: Matt Moore [mailto:moor-@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 5:52 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Tank advice needed
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Ian,
I concur with John. I had the bung (the little threaded thing that sticks
out of the bottom of the tank, which is welded in) break when I was
installing a new petcock. I had just treated the tank with POR 15, and it
had been pretty crusty on the inside. The rust (and probably the acid wash
too) had weakened the area around the bung and it separated. I had to get
another tank. I have been thinking about repairing the tank, but with the
POR15 stuff inside, I am afraid to weld to due to the fumes that it could
give off, or fire.
If yours has not been treated on the inside, you might be able to repair it.
But if it is weak enough to bend there, maybe there are other weak spots
(sorry to be pessimistic) . Somewhere I remember seeing a repair kit for
something like this (or for drain plugs? not for MG, for cars).
Good Luck!
Matt in MI
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