westf27
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 11:45 AM |
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Leaky Fuel Tank
Need some sealer to repair leaky fuel sender in a steel tank on Lotus Seven.Whats recommended and not affected by fuel.
Yours Hopefully.....
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craig1410
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 11:57 AM |
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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.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 11:58 AM |
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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
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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craig1410
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 12:05 PM |
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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.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 12:14 PM |
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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]
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westcost1
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 02:19 PM |
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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.
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craig1410
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 04:27 PM |
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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.
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 06:49 PM |
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Petro patch
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.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 08:00 PM |
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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,
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craig1410
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| posted on 1/6/07 at 08:27 PM |
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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]
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