One Response to “Fuel tank repair questions…”

1. admin says:

   December 31, 2009 at 12:32 am

   David Marshall (marsh…@awinc.com) wrote:

   : Every day the leak on my 1980 PUs fuel tank seems to get a little
   : worse… any suggestions to what I can use to fix this short of
   : removing the tank and getting it welded.  Does anyone know where I can
   : get a NEW tank for my Pick-up?  The dealer laughed at me when I asked
   : them to order in one.
   

   If it’s a puncture wound in the bottom or side, I once saw a boiler patch
   used to fix the problem on a 73 Buick.  It’s basically a wing molly screw
   with a big washer and neoprene gasket on the outside.  If you have a seam
   or weld leak, there’s some (epoxy?) gas tank repair stuff that Wal-Mart
   sells that may hold it.

   If you have general rust damage, you may want to consider an aftermarket
   racing fuel cell, or take a look at marine gas tanks, although one or both
   may be illegal on the highway.  I’m assuming that you can’t find a new
   tank, and that junkyards in your area also puncture them with a pick on
   arrival…..

   -Arthur