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Henderson, Minnesota | Saddle tank on a C 65 is leaking. What's the best way to repair? JBWeld? |
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| I had a gas tank on an old grain truck start leaking at the seam several years ago. I tried JB WEld on it but never had any luck as gas would seep thru it before it had a chance to settup. I got some special gas tank repair putty at the local auto parts store that is made to seal tanks that still have gas in them without having to drain the tank. . I believe it was made by FastWeld. That was probably 15 years ago & it's still holding.
I have also repaired gas tanks by soldering them using a iron that you heat with a torch then use the iron to do the soldering.
Edited by boog 9/5/2008 19:04
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Le Sueur VIA St.Thomas | drive a new Sterling under it, reattach and go!- you can't take that wallet with you,ya know...
ok,ok, actually, I think I bought 'gas tank repair' at NAPA a long time ago. It worked well as I remember.
good luck- jim
BTW, are you headed to St. Thomas tomorrow?
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| I have had good luck with JB. Polish to bright metal and put it on and let it set up and put tank back in place. It's leaking where it sits on a saddle I would guess. |
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Henderson, Minnesota | The columnist will be there. |
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DE | there is special gas tank repair kit. two separate compounds in plastic pouch. break the seal that separates the two and squeeze the two together to mix. this stuff gets extremely hot so wear gloves. put layer of mixed putty over hole with applicator stick, then put a patch of fiberglass patch over putty that is supplied with kit then put another layer of putty over patch. WORK FAST!!!!!!!!!!!! it sets up quick!! I mean really quick. |
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Remsen, Iowa | One guy told me to use chewing gum. Think I used juicy fruit. Looks good for about a year by now. This was on a rivet that come loose on the side of a fuel tank. |
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nw pa | Have had as good of luck with furnace cement as anything dries quick and easy to come by.,. Have a quart on hand most times for those leak emergencies. |
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Hagen Brothers farms,Goodrich ND | Have had good luck using the epoxy stick/putty formula, even works on a full gas/ diesel tank. You need to clean an area about the size of a quarter with sand paper, then use a match head size bit of putty to stop the fuel flow. Dry the area around that bit of putty and apply enough to cover about a 1 inch area. The putty dries very rigid, so if the tank broke because it flexes where it rests on a saddle, then the epoxy putty will crack loose from further flexing and will not work. Used to have good luck fixing oil and gas leaks using a product in a yellow tube (cant remember the name) but this stuff stayed flexible and would seal a flex induced crack.
Edited by Jon Hagen 9/6/2008 20:12
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