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anyone know of a successful way to fix leak in diesel tank

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anyone know of a successful way to fix leak in diesel tank

Post by mrgrumpysleeps »

hi,

My 80 series has sprung a leak behind one of the unused brackets near the top of the main tank, only leaks when its full and when 4wdriving. If i can find a 100% success of fixing it i will if not i'll pull it out.

any ideas?

cheers.
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Post by Ice »

fill it 1/2 full :D

or is that half empty ?






rip it out and weld it up
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Post by me3@neuralfibre.com »

Selleys Knead It / Permatex / DevCon

Clean / Roughen / Acetone
Come back in 5+ years.
Done it 3 times - never come off

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Post by tufflux88 »

quicksteel should do it just hit it with a grinding wheel to roughen it up a bit first.
i dont it on my radiator and that hasnt leaked and its constantly under pressure unlike a fuel tank
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Re: anyone know of a successful way to fix leak in diesel ta

Post by bogged »

is it a standard size tank? If so, surely they would be dolllar a dozen? Get another one and fit it up...
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Post by wacky »

Dont grind it lol. JB weld has a fuel-tank fixer sealant/putty, but any decent metal putty thats fuel resistant should be OK.
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Post by Matt_85Lux »

I have used that resin type fix it before, and was still holding when I pulled the tank out. Got it from autobahn
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Diesel Tank Repair

Post by stinger »

"Selleys Knead It / Permatex / DevCon

Clean / Roughen / Acetone
Come back in 5+ years.
Done it 3 times - never come off "

Had great success with DevCon, usually get it from speciality plumbers shops.

Preparation is the key. There are still a few of my tanks still floating out there with....
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