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Hi Friends,
I have removed the straps and rotated the spare carrier away from my TD's
fuel tank. Once drained (only about a liter of fuel remains) and
disconnected, I can lift the tank away. My first attempt will be to seal
the weaping seam with an epoxy fuel tank repair kit. There is no structural
integrity problem, just a very slow weep at a seam. Its not even a leak
that one you can see within a whole day, but it does weap a tiny bit,
potentially damaging paint. I expect the repair kit to work fine.
But if it doesn't, a kind List member has offered a used but sound tank at
a reasonable price. That's my second line of offense. The down side of any
replacement tank, new or renewed, is that it has to be painted, adding
another $100 to any replacement solution. My weaping tank doesn't need
repainting. The repair is a worthwhile attempt.
As an aside, I also have to get my decade-newer Condition-2 Triumph TR3b
cleaned and serviced next week. I'm trading it for a Condition-4 E-Type
coupe' project. My '85 Biturbo E is at the shop getting a 30k service. Lots
of fun, if expensive car work happening.
-rick
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Hi Friends,</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">I have removed the straps and rotated the spare carrier away=
from my TD's fuel tank. Once drained (only about a liter of fuel remai=
ns) and disconnected, I can lift the tank away. My first attempt will be to=
seal the weaping seam with an epoxy fuel tank repair kit. There is no stru=
ctural integrity problem, just a very slow weep at a seam. Its not even a l=
eak that one you can see within a whole day, but it does weap a tiny bit, p=
otentially damaging paint. I expect the repair kit to work fine.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">But if it doesn't, a kind List member has offered a used=
but sound tank at a reasonable price. That's my second line of offense=
. The down side of any replacement tank, new or renewed, is that it has to =
be painted, adding another $100 to any replacement solution. My weaping tan=
k doesn't need repainting. The repair is a worthwhile attempt.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">As an aside, I also have to get my decade-newer Condition-2 =
Triumph TR3b cleaned and serviced next week. I'm trading it for a Condi=
tion-4 E-Type coupe' project. My '85 Biturbo E is at the shop getti=
ng a 30k service. Lots of fun, if expensive car work happening. </p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">-rick</p>
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