fuel tank, jb weld

[Jeff Gronert]

-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Gronert To: DSN_KLR@egroups.com DSN_KLR@egroups.com> Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 20:03 Subject: Fuel tank, JB weld

>Add me to the list of JB welders, mine cracked at the seam by the 2 vent >fittings, drilled the ends of the crack and cut into the crack with a >Hi-speed grinder, then JB weld! approx 40. k mi when it happened 7.k since >no leaks! >~CaffeineRacer, VTR/KLR, >When life throws curves...lean into them! > >Message: 25 > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:08:04 +0000 > From: Tim & Missy >Subject: RE: Gas tank leak > >The same thing happened to me about a year ago and I fixed it the same way >and it hasn't leaked since. Gotta love that JB weld! >Timan > >Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:38:55 -0000 > From: "Dale Johnson" >Subject: Gas tank leak > >When I took off my gas tank this weekend to do my valve check I >noticed gas on my tank near the 2 vent tubes on the back of the tank. >I thought that the hose was torn and that it was no big deal. So as I >was putting it all back together I gut the hose down a little and >went to put the gas tank back on. As soon as I tipped the tank gas >started to show up on the back of the tank again, Upon closer >examination the weld where the tube goes into the tank had a small >crack and the gas was slowly seeping out. My fix was to tip the tank >back up clean the area and let it dry. Then apply a liberal amount of >JB Weld to the cracked area. It seems to have fixed it.. > >Dale >Y2K KLR with 15300 miles > > > >