Re: [MV] help needed to repair a plastic/poly fuel tank

From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Wed Sep 01 2004 - 13:28:18 PDT


You can get special tips, flat like spades, for sealing plastic. It takes
practice. Your results will also very with the tank composition and the material
thickness. The tank needs to be empty and free of fumes also.

-John

Royce C Hayes wrote:

> I had a leaking gas tank on a lawn mower. Cracked in the seam. A friend
> suggested that I take a soldering iron and weld (melt) it back together.
> Worked like a champ. No leaks in a couple of years. I have an old
> soldering gun, trigger activated with a flat tip. Gets really hot, so be
> careful.
>
> Royce
> ================================



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