[AlpineFX]

I knocked a hole not too big, but it drips... I plugged it up with soap.... anything else I can do??? hil: hil:

 

[Da Shoe]

Is the tank Metal, They have this stuff Called Metalox or Metal lox its some what like JB weld but a hell of alot stronger, We drill and tap this stuff it is really strong. Its a little pricy and im not sure where to get it. I got it on an oil Pan and a Fuel tank that has about 3000 miles on them and no problems at all. try doing a search on it if you are interested

 

[droppedss]

Hah, bad thing. Other than the soap thing, no... Fuel cell?

 

[zY]

Just weld it up and you're good to go. :thumbup:


J/K a lot! Um...they make these gas tank repair kits, but I'm not sure how well they work. They're only a few bucks at the hardware store or wherever. Not sure if I'd trust em tho.

 

[German_Xtreme]

Advance sells the kits, i think it's just like a mesh kit or somethin, alot of hillbillys who were too cheap to get a new one in their 1978 ford pickup swore by them

 

[SlammedDime]

think of it this way... if u popped a hole in it once, and u repair it, it will just be that much easier to put a hole in the same spot next time. I'd say get a cell, or a 'new' tank from a junkyard.

 

[LoW_1]

lol I have a spare tank laying around until I get a cell. But yeah there is this stuff in a little round tube that you just squish together and is hella strong, I used that to plug my radiator when it focked up (the radiator fell into the fan because my shroud broke from messing around with my bags too often).

 

[Layd Dly]

how bout fix it and move the tank...then he cant put more holes in it...my bro did the same thing....the gastank repair kit was junk...nothing but a fiber glass mat and a 2part epoxy it eventually came off.....now it just has some jbweldwith a rag under so it doesnt hit the bad and leak again...cuz the vibration and what not kept causing it to leak havent had a problem since.

 

[AVTekk]

Questionis , did ya knock a hole in it from draggin, or from working around it? You can always get it welded then bring it to a radiator shop and theyll pressure test it.

 

[V8Blaze]

they gas tank repair stuff they have at auto part stores, its like black and white putty shit. I bottomed my gas tank out on a speed bump on my car and knocked a hole in it that dripped. Its plugged it up for about a year and a half so far and no problems. it was like five dollars for it

 

[tom_m]

your best bet is to just hit up a used auto parts place........like I did

did it look like this at all?

 

[clean n low]

damn you for reminding me i still have more werk to do. anyone have pics of gas tank raised up a inch or two?

 

[litestab]

how do you raise up the gas tank

 

[zY]

Lift up the mounting points for the crossmembers. I lifted mine up an inch. Just redrill the holes an inch higher up for the front xmember, and I assume do the same for the rear, just knock the rivets out. I've got the 'grater tho. It clears the frame now and still fits under the cab.

 

[suicidedoors.com]

ill sell you a gas tank x-member that raises your tank 3/4" in the back. then just drill new mounting holes for the front tank bracket to raise it. its the one we use for our 5 link kit.

gas tank x-member $120.00

 

[lilblazerjant]

have yall ever heard of welding a gas tank up with it full of gas? A welder told me he has done it a couple of times u just have to make sure the tank is full so there not fumes, or something like that.

 

[joebird1515]

i went to napa and got the xpensive repair kit it htink it was like $12 and it worked ****in great but i put the tank in teh bed after i fixed it so it would be outa harm

 

[zY]

have yall ever heard of welding a gas tank up with it full of gas? A welder told me he has done it a couple of times u just have to make sure the tank is full so there not fumes, or something like that.

That's fine and dandy....but I still ain't weldin on it or gonna be ANYWHERE near you when you do it.

 

[AlpineFX]

WEll, I looked and it's more of a dent with a tear and it just drips... so I rubbed a bar of soap on it and it clogged it... no leak for a full day. Good enough for now.... BTW, I aired it out on somthing or smacked an object in the road....I have noooo clue.. whatever it was, it was the size of a road marker...

 

[bzzzt]

dude, have you actually driven your truck more than a day since you bagged it without breaking something??? hehe anyway i wouldnt mess around, i'd work on a permanent fix for that pronto. i would do like av said, have it welded up and pressure tested if you dont feel like spending the cash on a new gas tank. otherwise i think you will probably wind up having to look around for someone selling one or order a brand new one, i think most junkyards puncture all the gas tanks when the vehicles come in. i could be wrong, but i do think that is the case. you could try PM'ing wayne, he lives an hour or so from you and may still have his old tank, i dunno. but anyway, get that sh*t fixed.... your truck may be down for a bit, but at least nothing else will probably break during that period of time!!