Quick/Temp Fix/Patch for Gas Tank Hole ??

[Jer]

I'm hoping for some input from you guys that have real FIRST HAND knowledge & experience with the best product and method of application for doing a quick and very temporary patch on a hole in a metal fuel tank, roughly the size of a dime or nickel.

I have a new gas tank to install, I'm just not ready to do that yet, and I need to be able to start the car, and move it around a few times between now and the time I install the tank.

I'm hoping to hear from gearheads that have actually done this....the other forums (and google) are full of stories of guys "that have heard this or that works", but that's not what I'm looking for.

Any input from those of you who have actually "been there and done that" would be greatly appreciated.


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[brock]

I have successfully used JBWeld & an aluminum can to do a filler
neck. Had to cut the can into a flat section with a pocket knife
& borrow 2 radiator hose clamps from under the hood to hold it in
place over night. But it worked wonderfully!

I recommend a piece of metal window/door screen for your application.
Is the hole on the bottom? You can use a jack stand, block of wood
& saran wrap to hold it in place during drying time. Is the hole on
the side? Might take 2 pieces of 2x4 to figure a means of applying
pressure during the drying process. The saran wrap keeps the JBWeld
from sticking to your block of wood. Good to know - because you WILL
look silly driving around with a block of wood stuck to your gas tank.

Wink!

[Jer]

Thanks Brock...I just knew you of all people would have a remedy for me.

The hole is on the bottom of the tank, at the front (the lowest point of the tank), but it is also tucked into a dent, if you know what I mean, so a flat board won't do me any good.

However, now that I know good ol' JB Weld will work--they named that after me, you know--I will get creative and use either a rubber ball or some modeling clay I have to give some "formed" pressure to it while it sets.

I take it you mean to use the piece of metal screen between the JB and the metal tank, right??....Kind of like using that screen stuff when you do a drywall patch??

Anyway, I should have it done by tomorrow or Friday, and I'll let you know how it all came out...and of course I will wrap the rubber ball in Saran Wrap....don't think a rubber ball stuck to the tank would look any better than a piece of 2x4...yuck yuck.

I also own a 4, ,6, and 8 inch set of C-Clamps that--because of the angle of the tank--might work better for me than the level jack stand would...but I never would have thought of it if you hadn't mentioned the stand.

Thanks again, Cajun Man...you're the greatest....say hi to the crawfish-bisque lady for me !!

Jer.

[purplecharger]

Jer If your going through all this work it would just as easy to just replace the tank
Even I can change a tank in an hour