Subject: RE: Tank advice needed
Author: Steven Camp
Date: Nov 9, 2004, 1:40 PM
Post ID: 1717854490
Go to www.gas-tank.com get it fixed right.
I POR-15ed a tank to fix a leak, then it started leaking again, I had
it welded and it leaked again. Welding after the POR-15 was a disaster
an the people at POR-15 said "Duh I dont Know" when I asked if I could
recoat it !
I've since learned you have to weld then solder to fill in the voids.
Matt Moore wrote:
Ian, I concur with John. I had the bung (the little threaded thing that sticks out of the bottom of the tank, which is welded in) break when I was installing a new petcock. I had just treated the tank with POR 15, and it had been pretty crusty on the inside. The rust (and probably the acid wash too) had weakened the area around the bung and it separated. I had to get another tank. I have been thinking about repairing the tank, but with the POR15 stuff inside, I am afraid to weld to due to the fumes that it could give off, or fire. If yours has not been treated on the inside, you might be able to repair it. But if it is weak enough to bend there, maybe there are other weak spots (sorry to be pessimistic) . Somewhere I remember seeing a repair kit for something like this (or for drain plugs? not for MG, for cars). Good Luck! Matt in MI |
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