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RE: gas tank repair/replace?

To: "'Alan Seigrist Blue 100'" <healey.nut@gmail.com>,
Subject: RE: gas tank repair/replace?
From: "Simon Lachlan" <simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:31:58 +0100
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Alan Seigrist Blue 100
Sent: 10 October 2006 02:38
To: Don Day
Cc: healey list
Subject: Re: gas tank repair/replace?

Don -

You want to take your tank to a gas tank repair specialist so that they can
repair it properly and pressure test it.  If you don't want to go through
the trouble, then get a new tank.  I think a new tank is probably a better
bet anyway.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8



On 10/10/06, Don Day <fsufan1952@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello List
>      I was sandplasting my BJ-8 gas tank and I found 2 small pin
holes.Iactually put a pin in the hole and it fell all the way through! Its
the part
> of the tank that is on the bottom between the tank and the lower shroud
.My
> question is has any one had any luck good or bad with welding the holes up
> or do I need to get a new tank?I would have the body shop weld the holes
up
> if I go that way.Any help?
>                             Don
>                              BJ-8 Phase II under re-construction

A new, aluminium, tank would be one choice. Head off repeat trouble in the
(hopefully) long term. Personally, when my original tank gave up, I just
threw it away and bunged in the aluminium one. 
Simon.




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