greggors84
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 05:40 PM |
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Plastic Fuel Tank
I bought a tank from PTM quite a few months ago, i put it in the car the other month, and now i have noticed that there is a split in the top joint
and also there seems to be fuel leaking from the bottom of the tank. It is not a steady leak just a few drops. The petrol is quite brown though and
the fuel in the filter is quite brown too.
Any ideas what is causing the fuel to be brown, and where i can get the tank sealed up again?
Thanks
Chris
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JoelP
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 06:49 PM |
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have you asked PTM about it?
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derf
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 07:33 PM |
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Brown fuel, usually means that the tank is rusting, I know the title says plastic tank, but is there any metal in there that could be rusting? Is the
fuel system returnning, if it is could rust be carried back into the tank? How much dirt could be in the tank? Did they use a new sealant to seal the
inside of the tank?
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 07:50 PM |
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or considerably....
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greggors84
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 08:23 PM |
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I emailed PTM before i posted, but i wasnt sure if he was still doing the plastic tanks now, as i think MK use metal ones now. Wondered if anyone knew
why the fuel had gone brown.
Maybe considerably will know....
Chris
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 09:09 PM |
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plasticisor or pigment leaching out?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 09:32 PM |
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Anyone know what plastic they are made of ?
Ben
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/6/04 at 11:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Anyone know what plastic they are made of ?
 Black
I believe High Density Polyethylene is the answer you're looking for - may have a lining of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol to make it non-porous (or it
that just for blow moulding?)
Anyhow - there is a feature on plastic tanks here: Plastic Tanks
Article
[Edited on 2-6-04 by Hellfire]
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 3/6/04 at 08:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Black
I believe High Density Polyethylene is the answer you're looking for -
Funny f*cker...
Cheers mate
Ben
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