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Leaky Fuel Tank
westf27 - 1/6/07 at 11:45 AM

Need some sealer to repair leaky fuel sender in a steel tank on Lotus Seven.Whats recommended and not affected by fuel.
Yours Hopefully.....

craig1410 - 1/6/07 at 11:57 AM

POR-15 Fuel Tank Sealer seems to generally get a good review but I've not used it myself. You can get it from Frost.

HTH,
Craig.

flak monkey - 1/6/07 at 11:58 AM

JB weld works really well And you can put it on from the outside. The por-15 stuff you need to put on the inside, which means its a tank out job.

David

craig1410 - 1/6/07 at 12:05 PM

Also, I've had good experience with Plastic Padding Leak-Fix which sets much more quickly than JB Weld. I used Leak-Fix on my old Rover 800 which developed a seriously leaky tank.

britishtrident - 1/6/07 at 12:14 PM

The fuel sender will be either fom the Triumph Herald or Mini Van parts bins.



Else try Petro Patch -- quite effective shellac based

http://granvilleoil.com/subcatlist2.asp?fld_category=Maintenance%20Products

[Edited on 1/6/07 by britishtrident]

westcost1 - 1/6/07 at 02:19 PM

Hi not related to the fuel tank question but
i saw your car driving down swan lane in sandherst a few months ago as i was riding my bike to a friends house lovely car and a super paint job really made my day.

craig1410 - 1/6/07 at 04:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Else try Petro Patch -- quite effective shellac based

http://granvilleoil.com/subcatlist2.asp?fld_category=Maintenance%20Products

[Edited on 1/6/07 by britishtrident]


I don't mean to heckle but I had a bad experience with what I think was Petro-Patch when I had the leak on my Rover 800 with 68 litres of fuel in it...

I got it from Halfords and it came in a two part putty which you mix together by hand and then apply. It doesn't stick worth a damn and just made an even bigger hole in the tank. What started as a drip turned into a gush and I had to drain the tank into various containers which we found around the house. Quite a scary evening with 68 litres of fuel lying around!

Cheers,
Craig.

Peteff - 1/6/07 at 06:49 PM

I used it years ago to seal a tank temporarily while I looked for another. It was a red liquid like paint which was applied with a brush and could be used with a backing to block bigger holes. It worked for me for the few weeks I needed it. I also found Red Foliac worked as well for a jointing compound as long as you don't want it to come apart again too easily.

rusty nuts - 1/6/07 at 08:00 PM

Used Petropatch years ago on a Maxi tank, lasted for at least 3 years. It wasn't two pack type stuff as mentioned by Craig,

craig1410 - 1/6/07 at 08:27 PM

Just checked, there is PetroPatch AND PetroPatch Putty. It was the putty which left me with petrol running up my sleeve. In fact I think I have used the other PetroPatch stuff as well years ago on an old Montego Estate which had a leaky tank near the inlet. I think it worked okay at the time.

Good luck,
Craig.

[Edited on 1/6/2007 by craig1410]