Posts Tagged: fix a leaking gas tank
Options to fix a leaking gas tank
How to fix a leaking gas tank Step 1 to fix a leaking gas tank — identify the tank material Gas tanks can be made of steel or plastic and the type of tank determines the repair method to use. Typically, plastic fuel tanks are made from these five different materials: high density polyethylene (HDPE) polypropylene (PP) regrind plastic (recycled polyethylene) ethyl vinyl alcohol (EVOH). Polyethylene and polypropylene are low surface energy plastics and are very difficult to repair. If you do an internet search, you’ll see that these are … Read More
How to fix a leaking gas tank
How to fix a leaking gas tank yourself You can fix some steel gas tank leaks with special epoxy putty Leaks in steel gas tanks are usually caused by rust-through pinholes, a corroded seam, or large areas of rust on the top or bottom of the tank. You can temporarily fix small punctures and rust-through pinhole leaks using a special gasoline-resistant epoxy patching material. But you’re kidding yourself if you think epoxy patch material will permanently fix rust-through pinholes or leaks in seams. Those must be professionally repaired by welding/brazing … Read More