Gas Tank Leak

[b ramsey]

i had that too, pulled the tank out and red-koted it, workes great.

[Gary/IA]

I experienced much the same situation that you have described.

First, I installed the support bracket that mounts under the dash of the car, thus relieving the vibration and stress from the original bracket.

I then cleaned the bracket area down to bare metal using a dremal with wire brush and sandpaper.

This was followed by a layer of Marine Tex - Gray epoxy applied around the edge of the bracket and over the rivits or face of the bracket.

This procedure has worked well so far although I do keep an eye on it.

I know that this is not the correct method of fixing this problem. I am not recommending anyone use this method. It is a shortcut method that fortunately has worked well for me until I can have it fixed in a more substantial manner.

[dmaxweb]

Originally Posted by Gary/IA

I experienced much the same situation that you have described.

First, I installed the support bracket that mounts under the dash of the car, thus relieving the vibration and stress from the original bracket.

I then cleaned the bracket area down to bare metal using a dremal with wire brush and sandpaper.

This was followed by a layer of Marine Tex - Gray epoxy applied around the edge of the bracket and over the rivits or face of the bracket.

This procedure has worked well so far although I do keep an eye on it.

I know that this is not the correct method of fixing this problem. I am not recommending anyone use this method. It is a shortcut method that fortunately has worked well for me until I can have it fixed in a more substantial manner.

This is exactly what I did EXCEPT I only hand sanded. Marine Tex works great but I would be concerned about sparks from any electric tool around gas. As Gary noted, use Marine Tex Gray if you decide to go this route