I had to fix a gas tank that was punctured on the car with Gasoline still in
it. My brother had backed it into a parking spot that had a concrete bumper
to stop the car, and there was a steel rod sticking out from the concrete
that punctured the Gas tank. I jacked the car up from the rear bumper to
move the remaining gasoline to the front of the tank, then I sanded the area
around the hole very gingerly to remove the paint and crud, (for adhesion)
then I ran a screw into the hole to plug it some, then I used fiberglass to
repair the hole. I used the cloth, then went over the cloth with the
fiberglass. It still was holding without problems when my brother traded
the car four years later.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul <9laser3@bright.net>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, January 28, 2001 1:07 PM
Subject: Gas tank; fix or replace.
> An off-line fellow OROC'er is giving up on his gas tank. For every pin
>hole leak he fixes, two more show up. Fix or replace? Any one have
>experience with one of those tank liner paints? Any other things to look
>into?
>
>TIA,
>Paul
>OROC
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