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Gas tank leak fix
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:59 pm
by silentx
It looks like my gas tank is leaking....
is there any way to fix it.? any sealent?
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:36 pm
by deedee1
Hubby said jb weld if you have to . But he recommends buying a new tank if its leaking. Where is it leaking from?
have a great one and ride safe
Deedee
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:04 pm
by silentx
deedee1 wrote:Hubby said jb weld if you have to . But he recommends buying a new tank if its leaking. Where is it leaking from?
have a great one and ride safe
Deedee
I think it leaks from the side.. I can go to a certain lvl befor leaking.. I'd say i can fill about 2.5 gal with out leaking...
I think its 4 gal tank.
I think I'll weld it or replace it if I am gonna keep the bike for a while.
thx alot
POSTS
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:06 pm
by silentx
by the way look at our number of posts.. are you racing me?
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:57 am
by deedee1
Hahaha yep sure am lol. Hubby said to replace it if you can. It would be better than trying to weld it. Just his opinion though.
have a great one and ride safe
Deedee
gas tank leak
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:11 pm
by tcreeley
I think JC Whitney sells an acid wash that you follow up with an epoxy stuff to fight rust and seal pinholes in old gas tanks- I don't know if it works but it is 40 bucks or so. Cheaper than a new tank if the leaks are real small
good luck
epoxy
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:07 pm
by silentx
I used epoxy( one that comes in two seperate containers, bought at autozone), worked pretty good. I mixed the two types and applied the mixture into and around the leaking area. After about 6-8 hours it got rock hard.
Leak is fixed.
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:23 pm
by insaneman_12
The gas will in time eat at the epoxy. They make a tank liner that will fix it from the inside. Works very well on plastic or metal tanks. I cant remember the name, but it is white in color.