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| flmont |
 Sep 8 2021, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 881 Joined: 21-October 08 From: Tucson,Az Member No.: 9,676 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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Iam installing my gas tank soon and I'am curious what's the best product for the protectant padding,..I have some commercial pieces of carpet that's tough enough but I would like to use a proven product, I belive the factory used a felt of some sort..?? Thanks Frank
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| VaccaRabite |
Sep 9 2021, 07:18 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,845 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Those pads are to hold moisture against the tanks so that the tanks rust out at those points and you have to buy another tank.
They also stop vibration. I don't recall what I have on my tank right now. I know at one point I hot-glues a piece of thin carpet to the tank to replace the pad. It may or may not still be on there - I think I took it off when I epoxy coated the tank. Zach |
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| ClayPerrine |
Sep 10 2021, 03:46 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,542 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(VaccaRabite @ Sep 9 2021, 08:18 AM)  Those pads are to hold moisture against the tanks so that the tanks rust out at those points and you have to buy another tank. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Betty and I spent about 3 months trying to hunt down a fuel smell when the tank on her car was more than half full. I replaced lines, fuel pump, charcoal canister, everything that was in the tank area. On a rainy day, we pulled a full fuel tank trying to find the issue. I thought it was just water from the ran, but Betty found gas leaking on her hand. The tank rusted out where the carpet pad was located. A new tank fixed the issue. Clay |
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flmont Gas tank Padding Sep 8 2021, 09:30 PM
914_7T3 See Post #32 of the below thread.
http://www.914w... Sep 8 2021, 10:23 PM Dion I went and used Scotch-brite green pads. Just abou... Sep 9 2021, 04:39 AM mepstein I used adhesive rubber sheets that I purchased fro... Sep 9 2021, 07:19 AM 914werke :agree: Rubber sheet cut to size Sep 9 2021, 09:31 AM
bkrantz
:agree: Rubber sheet cut to size
Another vote ... Sep 9 2021, 08:43 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com the original carpet padding just like the factory ... Sep 9 2021, 10:07 AM RiqueMar
Iam installing my gas tank soon and I'am curi... Sep 9 2021, 12:56 PM Luke M
[quote name='flmont' post='2944069' date='Sep 8 2... Sep 9 2021, 07:01 PM 9146C I bought a sheet of 1/4" neoprene rubber off ... Sep 9 2021, 03:20 PM |
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