[SEL] Little O.T. Gas Tank Problem

peter ogborne jopeter at omninet.net.au
Tue May 23 16:35:21 PDT 2006


Why the hell would you try fixing it ...buy a new one ,it shouldn't break 
you . After all you have to keep that Chinese economy going and it is you 
sister riding around on the thing ...spilt petrol can cause a nasty 
accident.better still if you insist on trying to DIY fit a steel one.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Scales" <peter at loud-n-clear.net>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:02 AM
Subject: RE: [SEL] Little O.T. Gas Tank Problem


> You could always try brazing it :-)
>
>
>     Pete
> -- 
> Peter Scales
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Curt
>> Sent: 23 May 2006 16:21
>> To: The SEL email discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] Little O.T. Gas Tank Problem
>>
>> Paul,
>> I ditto what Orin says. Also something tells me these tanks are heat
>> welded not glued. If you have a small soldering iron you might be
>> sucessful heat fusing the tank seam back together.....
>> Curt Holland
>> Gastonia, NC
>>
>> Orrin Iseminger wrote:
>>
>> >Epoxy might not stick to the type of plastic that the tank
>> is made of.  By
>> >the time you've experimented and found the right type of
>> adhesive, you'll
>> >have more money invested in glue (to say nothing of
>> $3.00/gallon running
>> >around finding it) than the cost of a new tank.  Just bite
>> the bullet and
>> >buy a new tank.
>> >
>> >My 2¢
>> >
>> >Orrin
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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