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Rosco Sywter

01-04-2006 17:16:13

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The gas tank is leaking at the front seam. Not rusted out, but solder is not holding any more. Tank is very clean inside. Not many people want to resolder a gas tank. How does something like jb weld work? Any better products to try? TIA

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David Maddux

01-06-2006 16:30:29

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Re: wc 1936 gas tank leak in reply to Rosco Sywter, 01-04-2006 17:16:13

Butch knows what he is talking about, when he talks about the tank liner. Once you have rust in a tank, it gets in the seam. Once it starts rusting in the seam, it will be spreading that seam apart slowly. The only way to stop it is to seal the tank, to stop the moisture from getting in the seam. If you don't stop that, anything else will just be a tempory fix.

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Richard Davis USN/RET

01-05-2006 13:01:41

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Re: wc 1936 gas tank leak in reply to Rosco Sywter, 01-04-2006 17:16:13

Mine was leaking at the bottom seam(I thought).
Took it to the radiator shop. they repaired it. Said they only had to heat tank to reliquifie the lead to reseal the tank. Said it was leaking around the sediment bowl threads. Cost a whole whopping $40 to repair.
Richard USN/RET

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Don L C

01-04-2006 21:16:02

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Re: wc 1936 gas tank leak in reply to Rosco Sywter, 01-04-2006 17:16:13

Rosco...

I have repaired several leaking gas tanks.....
I use 95/5 sauder and a large 1" electric iron....

Remove the tank,empty it.....clean the area to be repaired very good..... put a air hose in the tank opening, with air pressure set at 30 - 35# regulated pressure.....let the air run in the tank to get it dry and as you heat and sauder...this will keep any fumes from in the tank.....this will do it, no problem using the electric iron and sauder repair the leak.....

rember no flame use the large electric iron....

I have had good luck fixing gas tank leakes this way.....Don

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Red Kap (IL)

01-04-2006 19:49:07

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Re: wc 1936 gas tank leak in reply to Rosco Sywter, 01-04-2006 17:16:13

My WD-45 developed a leak at the spot weld on the rear bracket after I had done an overhaul. I probably didn't support it enough when hood was off,and this caused a very slight crack.

I removed the tank and applied JB Weld (on the end of a long rod)to the inside of the tank.

That was last summer. It hasn't leaked since.

Good Luck

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Butch(OH)

01-04-2006 19:47:55

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Re: wc 1936 gas tank leak in reply to Rosco Sywter, 01-04-2006 17:16:13

I would not botch up an otherwise nice tank with JB Weld. Not sure where you have taken it but most radiator shops around here advertise repair of fuel tanks also. You can also have them coat the tank with liquid tank liner while its there for a "forever" fix.

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