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Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 8 2015, 07:18 PM
I found a #4 screw plugging a small hole in my gas tank. Can JB Weld be used to fill the hole ?
Posted by: bahnzai Oct 8 2015, 07:29 PM
I have used it successfully on a rust through hole in the tank. I figured I was no worse off if it did not work. Not an elegant solution, but functional!
Posted by: zipedadoo Oct 8 2015, 07:37 PM
Don't do it if you have ethanol in your fuel. It will eat the jb weld. Search the web you will see it's true....
Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 8 2015, 07:55 PM
Anyone try the Permatex Repair Kit ?
Posted by: r_towle Oct 8 2015, 08:20 PM
Dude, weld it.
Take it out, dump the fuel, fill it with water and weld it.
Rich
Posted by: toolguy Oct 8 2015, 09:03 PM
Welding is difficult on rusted metal and often leads to a larger hole. .
clean the outside to bare shiny steel, use acid to clean and prep and solder a patch.
Posted by: Jeffs9146 Oct 8 2015, 09:13 PM
I welded mine! That was 2 years ago and all is good!
Posted by: cary Oct 8 2015, 09:51 PM
Anyone try the Permatex Repair Kit ?
Rich, that's what I used.
The details are buried in the What Have You Done Thread. Fixed the pinhole with the Permatex then resealed with the POR15 kit. Gooder as new ................
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Oct 8 2015, 10:26 PM
Clean up the rust, even if it means making the hole bigger. clean it up, fill it with water, weld a patch on it and paint it. Or I can give you a tank I have. (If Ihaven't tossed it). I'll see if it's still around tomorrow.
Posted by: rick 918-S Oct 9 2015, 06:31 AM
There has to be a couple thousand tanks in storage in guys garages and sheds throughout the US. Why not post an ad in the classifieds and just get a replacement.
Posted by: sb914 Oct 9 2015, 06:36 AM
Hey Jim, maybe you can get one this weekend at gnr , post wtb I'm sure someone will bring one.maybe Bruce has one.
Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 9 2015, 06:43 AM
Hey Jim, maybe you can get one this weekend at gnr , post wtb I'm sure someone will bring one.maybe Bruce has one.
I believe there is one locally if needed; gonna take the tank down to Caps Radiator Shop in HB. Hate to replace; it is powder coated and in good condition other than the hole. It is not a rust hole.
Posted by: GregAmy Oct 9 2015, 08:13 AM
I've used the Balkamp/NAPA one successfully on my tank. Two years and still going strong.
Welding/soldering a patch is the "correct" way, of course.
Posted by: 76-914 Oct 9 2015, 09:00 AM
I can silver solder or weld it up if you need. Kent
Posted by: JamesM Oct 9 2015, 09:31 AM
There has to be a couple thousand tanks in storage in guys garages and sheds throughout the US. Why not post an ad in the classifieds and just get a replacement.
Tanks are super easy to pull, and with all the parts cars out there and limited need to replace gas tanks an undamaged one should be easy to come by.
I have 3 extras at the moment, but I am sure you could find one locally without much effort.
Posted by: Mark Henry Oct 9 2015, 12:29 PM
On my bug I welded a surge tank right to the bottom of a main tank.
I never tested my welds , I epoxied the whole bottom of the tank. No leaks, but I only use real gas.
Posted by: porsche913b_sp Oct 9 2015, 12:49 PM
Contact Rotary'14 Robert I believe he has an extra that has already been POR-15 treated
Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 9 2015, 03:08 PM
Update: took it to the radiator shop and had it soldered. Asked the guy how much experience he had filling holes in gas tanks; turns out he is from Beruit Lebonon and filled hundreds of gas tanks that were hit by bullets. He said my hole wasn't even big enough to pass a BB...
Thanks for all the suggestions
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Posted by: Bartlett 914 Oct 9 2015, 04:42 PM
Update: took it to the radiator shop and had it soldered. Asked the guy how much experience he had filling holes in gas tanks; turns out he is from Beruit Lebonon and filled hundreds of gas tanks that were hit by bullets. He said my hole wasn't even big enough to pass a BB...
Thanks for all the suggestions
Tank looks nice. No wonder you didn't want to replace it
Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Oct 9 2015, 06:02 PM
What we all want to know Jim is how did that "friend of yours" happen to put the screw in the tank in the first place. That's the real story here.... 
Posted by: Marty Yeoman Oct 9 2015, 07:01 PM
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Oct 9 2015, 07:19 PM
Next time someone shoots a hole in my tank, I'll know where to go. Funny story. Sad but kinda funny.
Posted by: Steve Oct 9 2015, 07:47 PM
I watched a friend growing up install a stereo in a bug. He drilled a hole and we both wondered "why is there gas coming out of the hole"?
Posted by: jim_hoyland Oct 9 2015, 07:54 PM
What we all want to know Jim is how did that "friend of yours" happen to put the screw in the tank in the first place. That's the real story here....
Aha yes; the hole and the screw. A hole was being drilled in the passenger firewall to accomdate a zip tie; the kind that is held in place with a ssms. Drill bit went through the firewall and the tank. Pulled the tank, plugged the hole with a sms. Upon returning from Rennsport three was a very faint smell of gas; gas was weeping along the threads of the screw.
The good news is I found an 8mm socket underneath the tank...
Posted by: vinniedatorch Oct 10 2015, 09:03 AM
I found a #4 screw plugging a small hole in my gas tank. Can JB Weld be used to fill the hole ?
Bring it to me i'll weld it. Ask Eddy to put you in touch with me
Posted by: vinniedatorch Oct 10 2015, 09:04 AM
Hey Jim, maybe you can get one this weekend at gnr , post wtb I'm sure someone will bring one.maybe Bruce has one.
Duh, my friend Vinnie can fix it!
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