Re: [Amc-list] Classic gas tank leak

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

If you have the tank boiled out, it should be pretty safe to braze back 
together. The tank in my wagon had a couple of holes put in it to pull 
the giant dent out of the bottom and the shop that did it brazed small 
patches over the holes they made. They also installed a drain plug and 
brazed the bung in. Both the tank and shop showed no signs of having 
exploded.

Matt

On 11/4/2008 8:18 PM, Tom Jennings spouted this sage advice:
> Frank Swygert wrote:
> 
>  > No readily available sealer will
>> resist the constant splashing of gasoline for more than 2-3 months --
>> I tried that before!
> 
> Gasoline eats nearly everything!
> 
> When I re-did the tank on the 63 American -- it was fairly rotten inside 
> -- I cut 5" holes for access for cleaning, then screwed and epoxied 7" 
> circular patches over the holes. That gave it physical strength.
> 
> THEN I used two gas tank sealer kits (I forget which one, but it wasn't 
> cheap!) to keep gasoline off all the protruding hardware, epoxy and 
> such. It's been a year and no crap in the filter bowl (I've got one of 
> those glass bowls on the fuel pump).
> 
> Funny (not really) it has a tiny seep now -- but not at my work! The 
> AMerican tank has a drain plug, a big flat-headed bolt with a socket 
> head. I took that out when I cleaned it, and when I reassembled it, I 
> cleaned it good, made a new gasket for it out of thin copper, and used a 
> bit of Indian Head sealant. Now it's got a faint seep.
> 
> I don't recall if I installed the drain plug before or after I sealed 
> it. The plug is tight, and I'm not taking it out! I'm gonna clean it 
> good and smear gas tank sealer around the copper gasket from outside. 
> It's all not rusty, and painted with Eastwood Chassis Black, which, by 
> the way, seems unaffected by gasoline.

-- 
mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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