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Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning a sealed gas tank

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning a sealed gas tank
From: Rich White <rlwhitetr3b@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:44:43 -0500
Jim said:

In 1992 I sealed my MGA fuel tank with a POR-15 product.



He also said he found this on their website:
"PVC-type non-curing sealer is yellow in color and will dissolve
in gasoline containing alcohol and other additives..."


He did not say they were still selling it.

The gas sold in this country has changed a lot in the last seventeen years.

Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA

'63 TR3B TCF587L

That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car!

See it moves!




> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:10:02 -0400
> From: dmscheidt@gmail.com
> To: tr3driver@ca.rr.com
> CC: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning a sealed gas tank
>
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:22 AM, Randall<tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I'll point out that if there's anyone selling a gas tank sealer that's
> >> vulnerable to ethanol in 2009, they're a criminal fraud.
> >
> > Seems like a tough argument to me; unless they specifically said it was
> > compatible with ethanol. B It's not really POR-15's fault if you choose
to
> > run your car on paint remover.
> >
>
> They're selling something as "gas tank sealer" which is not compatible
> with gasoline.
> That's pretty sleazy. (And, in some states, will run afoul of the
> implied warranty of merchantability, leaving them on the hook for
> repairs.)
>
>
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