Jeff, use a patch of some sort, even if it's just milk carton material.
Encase it in Pro Seal.
Jeff - Baby Blue
JEFF ROBERTS wrote:
>
> Jim, and all,
> I'm going to use the pro seal approach and keep an eye on it. I would
> like to use the patch but have no material. Question... Since it is a
> patch why not just use a local piece of fuel can material. I thought Id'
> follow your advice and and rough it up with 80 grit on both the patch
> and the tank plus clean them with acetone before application. Sound okay
> to you all?
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff R.
> A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush
>
> On Jul 14, 2009, at 2:21 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
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>> Jeff
>>
>> The patch was a "feel good thing" I did. I was unsure how well the pro
>> seal would work and I felt the need for insurance.
>>
>> The tank about three or four years later developed a crack like you
>> have. It had also cracked at the edge of the fiberglass layup in the
>> tunnel. I had to replace the tank and I did NOT glass it in. Its free
>> standing...
>>
>> Once I got the tank out I had a look at the original patch.. It was
>> still sealed tight. I took pliers and tried to pull it off, I got it
>> removed, but it was in torn in several pieces by the pliers.
>>
>> Jim Brown
>>
>> --- On Tue, 7/14/09, JEFF ROBERTS <jeff@rmmm..net> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: JEFF ROBERTS <jeff@rmmm.net>
>>> Subject: Europa-List: Tank Leak Found
>>> To: europa-list@matronics.com
>>> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 6:14 PM
>>>
>>> To All that responded... THANKS!
>>> After applying pressure to the tank and using a water soap mixture I
>>> have located a 2 inch crack in the tank running diagonal from the
>>> corner of the glass lay-up in the tunnel. Its where the glass is
>>> bonded onto the tank to hold it in. It looks like a stress crack as
>>> the non giving glass may have pulled on the tank as it flexed. I'm
>>> now in agreement with Steve in that these tanks should not be glassed
>>> in but rather fitted in a way that allows some movement. Okay too
>>> late for me now... It is however in an area that I can reach it to
>>> repair it either using pro-seal or the tap plastics product.
>>>
>>> Options:
>>> 1. I used the messy pro seal to seal my sender unit in the top of the
>>> tank a few years back and it works well. I'm concerned about not
>>> being able to compress a patch around it or over it though. Maybe
>>> once it sets up thats not necessary. ???
>>> 2. The video on the Tap plastics Polyweld Greg sent sounds like a
>>> better way to go as a permanent patch. This one though may require me
>>> to cut an additional hole behind the access hole and then repair that
>>> later. BUT... how do I make sure all the fumes are out of the tank
>>> after draining it so I don't blow myself up :o( trying to flame treat
>>> the to be repaired area on the tank. Maybe continuing to pump air
>>> into the tank and allow the fumes to eventually evaporate thru the
>>> filler cap. Any other Ideas to help me avoid burning off any facial
>>> hairs are welcome.
>>>
>>> Best regards and thanks to all!!
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff R.
>>> A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 191 hours and down for repairs.
>>
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