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post Apr 10, 2004 - 11:57 PM
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I have been smelling gas really strong for the last week. Tonight I crawled under the car and found a small hole on the bottom of the tank and when I put my ear next to it I can hear air hissing either in or coming out of the tank. Will JB Weld solve my problem or am I gonna have to go at this in a different and more expensive way. Please,any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
 
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post Sep 23, 2008 - 11:20 AM
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Jeunesse, it may be tommorow, IDK. I've got to get out of work first. It's for a 202 frame right?

QUOTE (TRD_Ian @ Sep 23, 2008 - 10:48 AM) *
iv tryed fiber glass repairs to my tank
No offense bro, But that's a BAD idea. Unless you're using a vinyl ester resin... Epoxy resin (the only kind sold anywhere except for a speciality store) Will dissolve in gasoline.


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post Sep 25, 2008 - 5:11 PM
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QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 23, 2008 - 12:20 PM) *
Jeunesse, it may be tommorow, IDK. I've got to get out of work first. It's for a 202 frame right?

QUOTE (TRD_Ian @ Sep 23, 2008 - 10:48 AM) *
iv tryed fiber glass repairs to my tank
No offense bro, But that's a BAD idea. Unless you're using a vinyl ester resin... Epoxy resin (the only kind sold anywhere except for a speciality store) Will dissolve in gasoline.



Actually EPOXY RESIN IS what you want to use if you are going to fiberglass your gas tank. The quick gas tank repair kits use this type of resin.

EPOXY RESIN_INSTANT GAS TANK REPAIR
Read the ingredient here for EPOXY RESIN

The name of the the other type is polyester resin. This is the more "common" less expensive variety of fiberglass resin.


Posts in this topic
- 95STHATCH   leaky gas tank   Apr 10, 2004 - 11:57 PM
- - macavely   got to parts store asap and find the leak.. they s...   Apr 11, 2004 - 12:19 AM
- - celicarocker   yeah... my common sence says "dont weld (whic...   Apr 11, 2004 - 9:59 AM
- - DmVinny   Have your friend light a match behind the car and ...   Apr 11, 2004 - 11:15 AM
- - snadman   And until you get a new tank, don't drive your...   Apr 11, 2004 - 11:42 AM
- - abatardi   QUOTE (celicarocker @ Apr 11, 2004 - 7:59 AM) yeah...   Apr 11, 2004 - 12:29 PM
- - chosen1   I had the same problem this weekend, only the prob...   Apr 11, 2004 - 10:26 PM
- - lagos   how do you take out the gas tank?   Apr 12, 2004 - 7:30 AM
- - Jeunesse   sorry for bringing this back from the dead but I r...   Sep 19, 2008 - 8:29 PM
- - Jeunesse   anybody?   Sep 20, 2008 - 8:12 AM
- - Jeunesse   nobody?   Sep 20, 2008 - 9:39 PM
- - RickJamesBish   Gas fumes really are delicious.   Sep 20, 2008 - 10:41 PM
- - Jeunesse   yeah? you got a kid?   Sep 20, 2008 - 11:11 PM
- - hurley97   is it just a gas smell or do you actually see it l...   Sep 21, 2008 - 2:09 PM
- - Jeunesse   I see it leaking   Sep 21, 2008 - 2:12 PM
- - hurley97   go to autozone or wherever and get some gas tank m...   Sep 21, 2008 - 2:17 PM
|- - Jeunesse   QUOTE (hurley97 @ Sep 21, 2008 - 3:1...   Sep 22, 2008 - 12:07 PM
- - D-Man   I'd say to start hitting up your junkyards or ...   Sep 22, 2008 - 12:22 PM
|- - Jeunesse   QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 22, 2008 - 1...   Sep 22, 2008 - 1:44 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE (Jeunesse @ Sep 22, 2008 - 1:4...   Sep 22, 2008 - 2:05 PM
- - Bitter   SPI has reasonably priced fuel tanks, but they don...   Sep 22, 2008 - 7:53 PM
- - D-Man   Ya know, I just handed out the number to LKQ of So...   Sep 23, 2008 - 8:36 AM
|- - Jeunesse   QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 23, 2008 - 9...   Sep 23, 2008 - 10:40 AM
- - D-Man   I wont be able to call for a while.   Sep 23, 2008 - 10:43 AM
|- - Jeunesse   QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 23, 2008 - 11...   Sep 23, 2008 - 10:49 AM
- - TRD_Ian   first is ur tank leaking via rust or does it have ...   Sep 23, 2008 - 10:48 AM
- - D-Man   Jeunesse, it may be tommorow, IDK. I've got to...   Sep 23, 2008 - 11:20 AM
|- - Yellow94GT   QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 23, 2008 - 12...   Sep 25, 2008 - 5:11 PM
- - TRD_Ian   well i assume thats what it was cause it was a gas...   Sep 23, 2008 - 11:33 AM
- - Jeunesse   QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 23, 2008 - 12...   Sep 23, 2008 - 11:42 AM
- - TRD_Ian   that was for my winter beater.....a 95 nissan 200s...   Sep 23, 2008 - 11:48 AM
- - D-Man   Jeunesse, It's $100USD plus tax... Should...   Sep 23, 2008 - 12:13 PM
- - Jeunesse   QUOTE (D-Man @ Sep 23, 2008 - 1...   Sep 23, 2008 - 12:18 PM


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