Fuel tank fix?

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Fuel tank fix?

Postby afterburn » Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:32 am

Is it possible to fix a hole in a fuel tank?. I have a 80l fuel tank for a raptor with a hole in one of the side walls. A friendly gave it to me for free. Can it be fixed and by whom?
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Re: Fuel tank fix?

Postby KFA » Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:41 pm

plastic or fiberglass
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Re: Fuel tank fix?

Postby leprechaun » Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:14 pm

Daar is twee opsies , in die agterstrate van die stad kan jy n "fix" kry (**) , ander gaan kuier by witwillem hy maak hom reg met gebreide dadels , solank daar nie olie in is nie , as daar wel olie in was , was die tenk uit met PSG wat jy by die seep winkels kan kry :mrgreen: (^^) Leprechaun
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Re: Fuel tank fix?

Postby leprechaun » Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:14 pm

Daar is twee opsies , in die agterstrate van die stad kan jy n "fix" kry (**) , ander gaan kuier by witwillem hy maak hom reg met gebreide dadels , solank daar nie olie in is nie , as daar wel olie in was , was die tenk uit met PSG wat jy by die seep winkels kan kry :mrgreen: (^^) Leprechaun
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Re: Fuel tank fix?

Postby Bundy » Thu Nov 14, 2013 6:59 pm

Oom Dawid, pm vir lone ranger (Louis Cole)...ek dink hy het n spaar tenk vir jou wat n raptor sal pas.....nothing wrong with a decent 2nd hand. (^^)
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Re: Fuel tank fix?

Postby NickSwardt » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:27 am

Bring hom vir my, ek sal kyk of ons hom kan fix!
Sal hom probeer weld!
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Re: Fuel tank fix?

Postby V » Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:54 pm

Depending on the size of the hole, the EC776 'Scotch Weld' from 3M: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/e ... 3HXBTMF8gl could work very well.

Pour it in, swirl it around, turn the tank on each side, rest it for a few min. Pour the rest out and let it set for a couple of weeks. Smells hideous. For a 10 gallon Land Rover tank I use about 200ml. Price is between R400 and R500/liter.

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Re: Fuel tank fix?

Postby Airbender bravo » Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:00 pm

You can use stiffex its a black tube the stuff the use when installing a windshield
Can buy it from your local pg glass
Ived used it before to fix a tank on my offroad bike and it worked for 2years and i sold the bike like that
Just clean the area very well with course sand paper
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