If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
Ads |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
go to your local auto store and pick-up some (magnum steel)-- it will work
good..IMPORTANT follow directions to the T autoguy |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
|
#14
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
* wrote: > wrote in article > .com>... > > Thanks for the suggestion fweddy.....Sorry I got a bit upset, but I > > really do know the best solution to this problem, but am P-O-O-R. I > > KNOW the tank will need to be replaced soon/eventually....... > > > If there are any more good suggestions (asised from getting a > > $^#@&!*^$(^%&$*@&(^%(@(#@) new fuel tank, please respond. If you feel > > the desire to state the obvious, I hope you die in a fire............. > > Thanks in advance - > > (not actually this aggressive/cruel - just wanting an answer from > > someone with a similar experience) > > > > jeremiah > > > > > > > I'm not going to suggest you replace the tank......but, I AM going to state > the obvious. > > I'm going to suggest you replace the car with one that you can afford to > have maintained and repaired....... > > .....for example, one that doesn't require the removal of the entire rear > suspension for something as simple as a gas tank replacement. > > YOU bought the car - a complicated car that, obviously, has some > serviceability issues - so don't get all ****y with people who offer you > the absolute best solution.....which IS to replace the tank. > > YOU want to patch it, and YOU want validation of your ideas, and YOU get > ****ed when people answer your question candidly - which happens to NOT > agree with the route YOU want to take. > > Patches are PATCHES...... > > ......something to get you home from a trip..... > > ......NOT long-term solutions....... > > All your "patch" would require would be a minor collision to tear the patch > loose, split the tank open at its weak seam, spill gasoline, and cause a > fire where none should have happened. > > I don't give a schidt about YOU. I'm concerned with the women and her kids > in the car you hit, then turned into a firebomb with a weakened, patched > gas tank. > > If you cannot afford to maintain and repair the car properly, you cannot > afford the car!!!! Such an intriguing reply.......thanks for not caring about me being turned into napalm - that's really good of you. And I'm a much more productive member of socity than a child, so therefore, would you not want me to live instead? More children can be made, and if they're young, how can they have been around long enough for anyone to be attached to them? Secondly, the car is bought and paid for, and is an incredibly reliable/safe car. I keep my car going DIY-style and don't feeling like purchasing/installing a hydraulic life for my driveway. I'm not sure my landlord would approve. I also find it interesting that you think perhaps i should simply purchace a different car. In a perfect world, we'd all drive BMWs with 50k miles on them and never worry about anything more than changing the oil. But, being that this is the "real" world, car parts tend to fail and the best option is to repair them in the most economically prudent fashion. If only I had foreseen the failure of the fuel tank seam, perhaps I'd have bought a Yugo or some disposable car like that. A Subaru is a responsible car, and that was the decision........ Perhaps you also had a bit of trouble understanding the point of my post - which was nowhere along the lines of "how do I replace the fuel tank?" I hate to have to point that out again, and I have gotten good responses. I am not looking for people to justify or validate the decision I have made to repair the tank, but only for others who have had similar experiences. If I sense that the patch is going to fail and lead to a fireball, I'll certainly not be driving it. I've never been in an exploding car and don't want to start now. Does your wife or kids need a car? I've got a Subie I'll sell you......... Thanks to all the folks who were able to answer the question I asked. I still have a hard time understanding why you would answer a question that hasdn't been asked, but I guess there is no itelligence test that must be passed for access to these forums..... |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
|
#16
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
|
#17
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
"Al Bundy" > wrote in message oups.com... > > wrote: >> Thanks for the suggestion fweddy.....Sorry I got a bit upset, but I >> really do know the best solution to this problem, but am P-O-O-R. I >> KNOW the tank will need to be replaced soon/eventually.......I have >> Googled (the best tool in the known universe) and have found some good >> options. Its a small leak, but when you leave a small leak for two >> days....... >> JB Weld seems to be the best option now, but I was hoping that someone >> had a similar problem and was successful with a certain method. I am a >> college student working at a golf course for the summer, and need to be >> as cheap as possible. Replacing the tank is a LOT of cash. The question >> I posted asked nothing about replacement tanks, but asked about >> epoxies. Perhaps I'm a little too stringent with my standards in regard >> to answering questions................................The >> reading/research I've done indicates that JB Weld is the best option. >> If there are any more good suggestions (asised from getting a >> $^#@&!*^$(^%&$*@&(^%(@(#@) new fuel tank, please respond. If you feel >> the desire to state the obvious, I hope you die in a fire............. >> Thanks in advance - >> (not actually this aggressive/cruel - just wanting an answer from >> someone with a similar experience) >> >> jeremiah > > The auto parts stores, even hardware stores, sell knead and press > epoxies that resist gas and solvents. The package states they are for > fuel tanks. They have been around for years and they work if applied > properly. I had it last the life of one car. I favor this over JB > because it shrinks very slightly and grabs the surface. That's what the > package says and it seems to work that way. I'd be afraid of JB poping > off suddenly. > Hey onesandzeroes, Al surely knows what he is talking about here. I've converted GM diesel cars to gas engines--nearly 60 of them--and most of them we drilled a hole in the lowest point to get ALL the diesel out of the tank. And we used this 2-part stuff, consistency like modeling clay, from AutoZone, kneaded it together, and pasted it in and around the carefully-sanded hole, as per the instructions. Never had the 1st complaint about any leak, and 50 of those cars were sold in and around a small 10,000-population town where just about everybody knows everybody. Still see a pickup--with 2 tanks & 2 patched holes--running around my new home town after about 19 years. I see the couple often at breakfast, and all they've done to the pickup is have it painted one time. That STUFF works!!! s |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
"sdlomi2" > wrote in message
... > Hey onesandzeroes, Al surely knows what he is talking about here. I've > converted GM diesel cars to gas engines--nearly 60 of them--and most of > them we drilled a hole in the lowest point to get ALL the diesel out of > the tank. And we used this 2-part stuff, consistency like modeling clay, > from AutoZone, kneaded it together, and pasted it in and around the > carefully-sanded hole, as per the instructions. Never had the 1st > complaint about any leak, and 50 of those cars were sold in and around a > small 10,000-population town where just about everybody knows everybody. > Still see a pickup--with 2 tanks & 2 patched holes--running around my > new home town after about 19 years. I see the couple often at breakfast, > and all they've done to the pickup is have it painted one time. That > STUFF works!!! s I would be a little worried about a spark from the drill... how about making the hole with a nail? I've heard of that being done, followed by an epoxy patch, to drain water out of the tank. But in any case, it's one thing to patch a small, self-contained hole that is not accompanied by any structural damage to the tank. Didn't the original poster have a seam coming apart? |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:00:15 -0400, "mc"
> wrote: >"sdlomi2" > wrote in message ... > >> Hey onesandzeroes, Al surely knows what he is talking about here. I've >> converted GM diesel cars to gas engines--nearly 60 of them--and most of >> them we drilled a hole in the lowest point to get ALL the diesel out of >> the tank. And we used this 2-part stuff, consistency like modeling clay, >> from AutoZone, kneaded it together, and pasted it in and around the >> carefully-sanded hole, as per the instructions. Never had the 1st >> complaint about any leak, and 50 of those cars were sold in and around a >> small 10,000-population town where just about everybody knows everybody. >> Still see a pickup--with 2 tanks & 2 patched holes--running around my >> new home town after about 19 years. I see the couple often at breakfast, >> and all they've done to the pickup is have it painted one time. That >> STUFF works!!! s > >I would be a little worried about a spark from the drill... They got away with that because its not very easy to light diesel fuel. Throw a match in a pool of diesel fuel and the match will go out. > how about making >the hole with a nail? I've heard of that being done, followed by an epoxy >patch, to drain water out of the tank. > >But in any case, it's one thing to patch a small, self-contained hole that >is not accompanied by any structural damage to the tank. Didn't the >original poster have a seam coming apart? He did and that's why the epoxy is a really poor idea. But the OP has made up his mind that he does not want to know that. Don www.donsautomotive.com > > |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
fuel tank leak - epoxy question
I would give one of the gas tank repair products a shot. Permatex
makes a couple of products specifically for this. Follow the instructions and do all the prep work. I repaired a motorcycle tank once with JB Weld, the repair lasted for about a year and I had to redo it. Check for leaks after the repair and keep an eye on it. If these armchair computer mechanics were half as right as they think they are then they wouldnt even sell repair kits - The product liablility would be so great the manufacturers wouldnt get near it. Good luck with your repair. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Fuel injector expected lifespan? | TeGGeR® | Technology | 65 | August 1st 07 03:50 PM |
Mercury Marquis fuel problem??? | [email protected] | Technology | 8 | June 14th 06 02:17 AM |
1993 Saturn Fuel Filter Question OHC (SOHC)? | [email protected] | Saturn | 7 | May 21st 06 08:39 PM |
92 Acura - leak near fuel tank? | jay | Honda | 2 | November 19th 05 09:57 PM |
1990 Honda Accord SX Leak around fuel tank | Viper143 | Honda | 5 | September 14th 05 01:22 PM |