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05-12-2008, 08:43 AM
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Re: Punched a hole in gas tank
Finney, the holes for the sending unit screws are molded in, not drilled, and the bottoming barrel nuts are molded in as well. Not the same as a drilled hole. To accomplish the same effect, you'd have to weld the plastic, which means pulling and evacuating the tank, then filling with an inert gas.
Hermco's link is good stuff. I that stuff used it to patch a hole in the gray-water tank on my camper after a piece of road debris punched a 3/4" hole in it. That was over a year ago. No sign of it letting go or loosening. For smaller holes, there is a patching material made for polyethelene Kayaks that is amazing stuff. You clean the surface with alcohol or xylene, and then brush this stuff on, then heat it with a hair dryer. It is chemical resistant, and I bought this to have so that I could repair my wife's Kayak if I needed to, then used it to repair a crack in a 5 gal. diesel fuel can just a week ago. Polyethelene Patching material After all that, I'd be looking for a replacement tank and consider all repairs temporary.
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06-04-2008, 11:33 PM
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Re: Punched a hole in gas tank
I have some good news, I think. I talked to my insurance agent, an adjuster is coming tomorrow. They say they will pay for the work and go after the guy who screwed up the tank. I got the gas out of the tank and bought a Gal. tank that will fit in my console,( will lose a little storage)but will get back on the water and after the spring striped bass run. I want to thank all that took time to help.
Dick O'D
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