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| partwerks |
 Sep 24 2021, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,619 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787  |
Are there any pads that go under where the gas tank sits to keep it from rubbing?
If so, any pictures of where they are placed? |
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| mepstein |
Sep 24 2021, 08:01 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,587 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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Yes, 3 pads. Sorry, I don’t have pics.
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| partwerks |
Sep 24 2021, 09:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,619 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=355610&hl=
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...32180&st=20 Is Scotch Brite the same as those pads you use to clean the dishes? What about foamies? https://www.ebay.com/itm/273899372713?chn=p...d2d7278b8c4f66c Two places on the front, and one on the back, driver's side? |
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| partwerks |
Sep 24 2021, 10:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,619 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
Looks like a pad on the DS back, two places on the front, but what about the spot on the PS back??
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| sholman5 |
Sep 25 2021, 06:07 AM
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Kraut burner Group: Members Posts: 191 Joined: 11-September 16 From: Ormond beach, Fl. Member No.: 20,391 Region Association: South East States
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 I bought the pads Lowes. |
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| partwerks |
Sep 25 2021, 08:07 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,619 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
QUOTE(sholman5 @ Sep 25 2021, 04:07 AM)  I bought the pads Lowes. I wonder if it would be better to glue them to the gas tank instead of the chassis, so there would be a seal/barrier, between the tank and the pad? |
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| 914sgofast2 |
Sep 25 2021, 01:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 796 Joined: 10-May 13 From: El Dorado Hills, CA Member No.: 15,855 Region Association: None |
Any type of foam pad should be avoided. They will retain moisture and rust out the tank from the outside to the inside. I am using a sheet of epdm rubber I got from Grainger Supply and cut to fit the shape I wanted. It has adhesive on one side and was glued to the body, not the tank. People also use pieces of the green scotchbrite scouring pads, but they too will retain moisture.
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| partwerks |
Sep 25 2021, 09:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,619 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
I wonder if there would be local places that carry that EPDM material. I think roofers may use it, but would assume that is thinner?
How thick exactly does it need to be?? |
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| sixnotfour |
Sep 25 2021, 10:29 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,184 Joined: 12-September 04 Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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I add a pad as noted in your pic.. rusty spot
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| partwerks |
Sep 27 2021, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,619 Joined: 7-September 06 From: Grand Island, NE Member No.: 6,787 |
Which size/thickness EPDM in particular do they use for the gas tank padding?
I was thinking of about 3/16" https://www.mcmaster.com/8610K94/ https://www.mcmaster.com/epdm-rubber/ |
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| bkrantz |
Sep 27 2021, 07:07 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,646 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(914sgofast2 @ Sep 25 2021, 01:18 PM) Any type of foam pad should be avoided. They will retain moisture and rust out the tank from the outside to the inside. I am using a sheet of epdm rubber I got from Grainger Supply and cut to fit the shape I wanted. It has adhesive on one side and was glued to the body, not the tank. People also use pieces of the green scotchbrite scouring pads, but they too will retain moisture. I did the same, with non-adhesive neoprene rubber sheet material. |
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| Front yard mechanic |
Sep 27 2021, 07:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,439 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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I only use German pads super soft and slim
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