Hi all,
When using fiberglass to repair a gas tank, be sure the resin is
Methyl-Ethel-Ketone based. This resin is impervious to gasoline and will
hold up a long time. Some resins are not. Repaired four or five tanks
this way over the years with good results. Work outdoors or have
excellent ventilation while using resins.
Dave
BJ8Healeys wrote:
> Hi, Don -
> I had a similar situation with my tank soon after I bought the car in 1984.
> I fiberglassed over the bottom of the tank with resin and couple plies of
> woven fiberglass cloth, and it held without leaking until I replaced the
> tank with a new one in 2000. If you don't want to replace the tank at this
> time, fiberglassing is cheap, easy, quick, and effective as long as you make
> sure the surface is absolutely clean. I doubt that welding or brazing would
> work well, especially if the tank happens to have rusted out from the
> inside. You probably have other pinholes working that haven't shown up yet.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC USA
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