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Pesemistic Optimist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Prineville, Oregon
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Leaky Gas Tank
The leaky behind the seat tank seems to be a common problem.
What have you guys used to fix this, and has it been successful? Leaking is around the filler neck. Dan. |
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New KISS Band
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 107
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My tank had a pin hole in the bottom of the tank on the driverside and I went to the local parts store and and bought a gas tank kit for 5 bucks it worked great. The kit came with, sandpaper, putty, pice of cloth, and some fiber glass gel. dosent leake any more
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2A674 Tank Rat
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Maryland Heights, Mo.
Posts: 626
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Steel Weld from Home Depot will work for a cheap fix that'll last a long time. We use it on the aircraft for the Air Force as a Temporary Repair until the aircraft can be ground for a couple days for maintenance.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA
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Get a gas tank sealer kit such as the one sold by eastwood. The instructions in the eastwood kit are very good, however be prepared for an extended cure (two days) time since pouring out the excess sealer is difficult if not impossible on our trucks.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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THe best way is to steam out the tank for an hr or so,a nd actually repair the neck. We soldered mine back on with no problems (after steaming for almost 3 hrs, I was removing rust). Once you get it repaired, you can help prevent more cracks by making sure you do not lean on the pump nozzel when gassing up.
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fort Leonard Wood Mo
Posts: 299
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You could just convert the tank to a nice poly rear mount blazer style tank for 238, no seams or welds, on leaking gas or having to smell it in your truck
http://store.ineedparts.com/store/vi...idProduct=7452
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fort Leonard Wood Mo
Posts: 299
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Then either mount the old filler or shave the cab
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Pesemistic Optimist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Prineville, Oregon
Posts: 227
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Hey Longhorn I like your idea, but how exactly do you steam a tank? And what did you use to solder it?
I do want to fix this tank the right way for now, later on I'll do a tank relocate. Thanks, Dan. |
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
Posts: 2,693
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Steam cleaner wand shoved into the sender hole with the trigger being held with my gas cap. Came back an hr later and dumped it all out and checked for rust...did this a few times untill it was 100% clean.
Then we used a torch to heat up the crack, dabbed it with a butt load of flux, and added solder. Some sort of fuel tank liner (Like the POR15) is a great idea at this point. |
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