Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
10-21-2003, 12:50 PM
#21
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Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you let
> the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use the
> expensive stuff you might be all right.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > Silicone will not work.
> >
> > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> >
> > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran my
> > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the hole
> > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > splashing.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on the
> bottom
> > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> filler.
> > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten laid
> in.
> > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station wagon
> in
> > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk I
> fell
> > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > digress...
> > >
> > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to our
> > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can be
> welded
> > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If it
> were
> > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire brush
> and
> > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > In theory yes.
> > > >
> > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> called
> > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said they
> > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> work.
> > > >
> > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > >
> > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in
> it
> > > that
> > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA
> > > > >
> > > > > Erik
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you let
> the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use the
> expensive stuff you might be all right.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > Silicone will not work.
> >
> > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> >
> > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran my
> > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the hole
> > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > splashing.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on the
> bottom
> > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> filler.
> > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten laid
> in.
> > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station wagon
> in
> > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk I
> fell
> > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > digress...
> > >
> > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to our
> > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can be
> welded
> > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If it
> were
> > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire brush
> and
> > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > In theory yes.
> > > >
> > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> called
> > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said they
> > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> work.
> > > >
> > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > >
> > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in
> it
> > > that
> > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA
> > > > >
> > > > > Erik
10-21-2003, 12:50 PM
#22
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Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you let
> the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use the
> expensive stuff you might be all right.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > Silicone will not work.
> >
> > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> >
> > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran my
> > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the hole
> > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > splashing.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on the
> bottom
> > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> filler.
> > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten laid
> in.
> > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station wagon
> in
> > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk I
> fell
> > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > digress...
> > >
> > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to our
> > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can be
> welded
> > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If it
> were
> > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire brush
> and
> > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > In theory yes.
> > > >
> > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> called
> > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said they
> > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> work.
> > > >
> > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > >
> > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in
> it
> > > that
> > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA
> > > > >
> > > > > Erik
Mike
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you let
> the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use the
> expensive stuff you might be all right.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > Silicone will not work.
> >
> > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> >
> > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran my
> > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the hole
> > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > splashing.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Earle Horton wrote:
> > >
> > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on the
> bottom
> > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> filler.
> > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten laid
> in.
> > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station wagon
> in
> > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk I
> fell
> > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > digress...
> > >
> > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to our
> > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can be
> welded
> > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If it
> were
> > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire brush
> and
> > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > In theory yes.
> > > >
> > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> called
> > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said they
> > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> work.
> > > >
> > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > >
> > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in
> it
> > > that
> > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA
> > > > >
> > > > > Erik
10-21-2003, 03:04 PM
#23
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Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
Also depends on the specific product. I patched a torn
Corvair gas tank with some GE silicone and it lasted for
several years as long as I owned the car. This was the
sort of clear, chemical and solvent resistant GE adhesive
silicone, not a sealer or caulk variety. Can't remember
what the stuff was originally intended for, but it also
worked nicely for electronics all-weather repairs.
Approximately 10/21/03 08:52, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
> I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you let
> the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use the
> expensive stuff you might be all right.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
>> Silicone will not work.
>>
>> Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
>>
>> I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
>> corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran my
>> front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the hole
>> and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
>> duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
>> splashing.
>>
>> Mike
>>
10-21-2003, 03:04 PM
#24
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Posts: n/a
Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
Also depends on the specific product. I patched a torn
Corvair gas tank with some GE silicone and it lasted for
several years as long as I owned the car. This was the
sort of clear, chemical and solvent resistant GE adhesive
silicone, not a sealer or caulk variety. Can't remember
what the stuff was originally intended for, but it also
worked nicely for electronics all-weather repairs.
Approximately 10/21/03 08:52, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
> I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you let
> the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use the
> expensive stuff you might be all right.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
>> Silicone will not work.
>>
>> Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
>>
>> I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
>> corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran my
>> front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the hole
>> and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
>> duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
>> splashing.
>>
>> Mike
>>
10-21-2003, 03:04 PM
#25
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
Also depends on the specific product. I patched a torn
Corvair gas tank with some GE silicone and it lasted for
several years as long as I owned the car. This was the
sort of clear, chemical and solvent resistant GE adhesive
silicone, not a sealer or caulk variety. Can't remember
what the stuff was originally intended for, but it also
worked nicely for electronics all-weather repairs.
Approximately 10/21/03 08:52, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
> I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you let
> the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use the
> expensive stuff you might be all right.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
>> Silicone will not work.
>>
>> Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
>>
>> I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
>> corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran my
>> front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the hole
>> and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
>> duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
>> splashing.
>>
>> Mike
>>
10-21-2003, 03:17 PM
#26
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Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
I don't know what to say except that quality does not always equal price. I
have had "the cheap stuff" prove amazingly resistant.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9563E5.C82AFE0A@sympatico.ca...
> I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
>
> Mike
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you
let
> > the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use
the
> > expensive stuff you might be all right.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > > Silicone will not work.
> > >
> > > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> > >
> > > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran
my
> > > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the
hole
> > > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > > splashing.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on
the
> > bottom
> > > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> > filler.
> > > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten
laid
> > in.
> > > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station
wagon
> > in
> > > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk
I
> > fell
> > > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > > digress...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to
our
> > > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can
be
> > welded
> > > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If
it
> > were
> > > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire
brush
> > and
> > > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > In theory yes.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> > called
> > > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said
they
> > > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> > work.
> > > > >
> > > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > > >
> > > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank
in
> > it
> > > > that
> > > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Erik
have had "the cheap stuff" prove amazingly resistant.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9563E5.C82AFE0A@sympatico.ca...
> I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
>
> Mike
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you
let
> > the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use
the
> > expensive stuff you might be all right.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > > Silicone will not work.
> > >
> > > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> > >
> > > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran
my
> > > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the
hole
> > > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > > splashing.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on
the
> > bottom
> > > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> > filler.
> > > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten
laid
> > in.
> > > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station
wagon
> > in
> > > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk
I
> > fell
> > > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > > digress...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to
our
> > > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can
be
> > welded
> > > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If
it
> > were
> > > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire
brush
> > and
> > > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > In theory yes.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> > called
> > > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said
they
> > > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> > work.
> > > > >
> > > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > > >
> > > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank
in
> > it
> > > > that
> > > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Erik
10-21-2003, 03:17 PM
#27
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
I don't know what to say except that quality does not always equal price. I
have had "the cheap stuff" prove amazingly resistant.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9563E5.C82AFE0A@sympatico.ca...
> I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
>
> Mike
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you
let
> > the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use
the
> > expensive stuff you might be all right.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > > Silicone will not work.
> > >
> > > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> > >
> > > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran
my
> > > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the
hole
> > > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > > splashing.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on
the
> > bottom
> > > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> > filler.
> > > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten
laid
> > in.
> > > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station
wagon
> > in
> > > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk
I
> > fell
> > > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > > digress...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to
our
> > > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can
be
> > welded
> > > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If
it
> > were
> > > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire
brush
> > and
> > > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > In theory yes.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> > called
> > > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said
they
> > > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> > work.
> > > > >
> > > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > > >
> > > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank
in
> > it
> > > > that
> > > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Erik
have had "the cheap stuff" prove amazingly resistant.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9563E5.C82AFE0A@sympatico.ca...
> I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
>
> Mike
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you
let
> > the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use
the
> > expensive stuff you might be all right.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > > Silicone will not work.
> > >
> > > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> > >
> > > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran
my
> > > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the
hole
> > > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > > splashing.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on
the
> > bottom
> > > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> > filler.
> > > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten
laid
> > in.
> > > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station
wagon
> > in
> > > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk
I
> > fell
> > > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > > digress...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to
our
> > > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can
be
> > welded
> > > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If
it
> > were
> > > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire
brush
> > and
> > > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > In theory yes.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> > called
> > > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said
they
> > > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> > work.
> > > > >
> > > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > > >
> > > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank
in
> > it
> > > > that
> > > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Erik
10-21-2003, 03:17 PM
#28
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
I don't know what to say except that quality does not always equal price. I
have had "the cheap stuff" prove amazingly resistant.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9563E5.C82AFE0A@sympatico.ca...
> I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
>
> Mike
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you
let
> > the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use
the
> > expensive stuff you might be all right.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > > Silicone will not work.
> > >
> > > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> > >
> > > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran
my
> > > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the
hole
> > > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > > splashing.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on
the
> > bottom
> > > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> > filler.
> > > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten
laid
> > in.
> > > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station
wagon
> > in
> > > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk
I
> > fell
> > > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > > digress...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to
our
> > > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can
be
> > welded
> > > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If
it
> > were
> > > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire
brush
> > and
> > > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > In theory yes.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> > called
> > > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said
they
> > > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> > work.
> > > > >
> > > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > > >
> > > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank
in
> > it
> > > > that
> > > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Erik
have had "the cheap stuff" prove amazingly resistant.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3F9563E5.C82AFE0A@sympatico.ca...
> I used permatex ultra black and let it cure.
>
> Mike
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I think a lot depends on curing time and quality of the product. If you
let
> > the stuff cure until it is as hard as it is going to get, and you use
the
> > expensive stuff you might be all right.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3F954EE2.91830DF1@sympatico.ca...
> > > Silicone will not work.
> > >
> > > Silicone goes jelly in the presence of raw gas. Real fast too!
> > >
> > > I tried to put a patch on my tank when I tossed it in the back torn
> > > corner up with the filler tubes plugged with chunks of trees. I ran
my
> > > front diff vent line as a gas line extension up around and into the
hole
> > > and tried RTV to stop the splashes and smell. It went jelly. So did
> > > duct tape so I just stuffed a plastic bag in the hole to slow down
> > > splashing.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Earle Horton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I drove around for six years in an A100 Dodge van with a patch on
the
> > bottom
> > > > of the tank, but that was a metal tank patched with fiberglass body
> > filler.
> > > > Fiberglass body filler is great stuff, by the way. I miss that van
> > > > sometimes. I think that it was the only vehicle I have ever gotten
laid
> > in.
> > > > There was that one other time I almost got laid in a Chevy station
wagon
> > in
> > > > the sixties, but I guess that doesn't count, because I was so drunk
I
> > fell
> > > > out of the car before I was able to consumate the encounter, but I
> > > > digress...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I *think* that these tanks are polyethylene (polythene to
our
> > > > British friends), and I *think* that in principle polyethylene can
be
> > welded
> > > > with heat. However, age and exposure to fuel are likely to make the
> > > > material more brittle and therefore make welding problematical. If
it
> > were
> > > > mine I would rough up the surface around the crack using a wire
brush
> > and
> > > > try to make a patch using silicon sealer, the good stuff.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > > news:3F953F23.8D7BC350@sympatico.ca...
> > > > > In theory yes.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I dropped my tank on a trail and tore a hole in the corner I
> > called
> > > > > around to plastics places and tank makers and found one who said
they
> > > > > could 'try' and fix it, but they wouldn't offer a warranty for the
> > work.
> > > > >
> > > > > I found a used tank instead.
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > > > >
> > > > > ELAhrens wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank
in
> > it
> > > > that
> > > > > > has a crack.
> > > > > > Is there any way to repair it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > TIA
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Erik
10-21-2003, 04:06 PM
#29
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Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
http://www.jeepparts-tellico4x4.com/p111.htm
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ELAhrens wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in it that
> has a crack.
> Is there any way to repair it?
>
> TIA
>
> Erik
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
ELAhrens wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in it that
> has a crack.
> Is there any way to repair it?
>
> TIA
>
> Erik
10-21-2003, 04:06 PM
#30
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Re: Repair of crack in Fuel Tank
http://www.jeepparts-tellico4x4.com/p111.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
ELAhrens wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in it that
> has a crack.
> Is there any way to repair it?
>
> TIA
>
> Erik
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
ELAhrens wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A friend has a CJ?? with a plastic or fibreglass type fuel tank in it that
> has a crack.
> Is there any way to repair it?
>
> TIA
>
> Erik