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DaveR
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Initially Posted - 12/13/2006 :  08:59:14  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
I have a plastic gas tank that has developed a leak along the area where the 2 parts of the tank are glued together at the factory. What should I use to reglue this? Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Dave
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 12/13/2006 :  11:23:49  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I've had decent luck with [url="http://www.ellsworth.com/display/productdetail.html?productid=817&Tab=Vendors"]Devcon Plastic Welder[/url] although I've never tried it on a gas tank.
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 12/13/2006 :  11:39:39  Show Profile
Buy a new tank. It's not worth the risk, especially for a small 3.5 tank.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 12/13/2006 :  11:44:54  Show Profile
Dave I think that you are looking for trouble. The cost of a new tank can't be a heck of a lot more than the cost of the glue to re cement it back together. The thought of a tank of gas opening up while under way boggles my mind, and if were because I was trying to cut corners

Sometimes ya just gotta bite the bullet. I think this is one of those times.

Val on the hard DAGANBIT,# 3836,Patchogue,N.Y.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 12/13/2006 :  11:50:26  Show Profile
Also Dave, perhaps excessive internal pressure caused the tank to seperate...might be a tank left in sun without the tank vent open.

Val
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 12/13/2006 :  12:27:21  Show Profile
Buy a new tank for less than $50. Cheap peace of mind.

http://www.onlineoutboards.com/4hp_tohatsu_outboard_motor.html
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 12/16/2006 :  10:56:20  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Thanks guys for all the input, I agree; why set yourself up for a failure and so ordered a new one. Merry Christmas! Dave
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