Fuel Tank repair
08-01-2014, 07:49 PM
#1
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Fuel Tank repair
OK, I've got a '78 with the HDPE liner in the tank ( not the bladder). The tank is out and I was about to start cleaning it up and painting it before I reinstall it as part of my project and I discovered a crack in the lining. I know I can buy a new tank without the lining, but I like the idea of the lining for a few reasons, so I would like to keep it if I can. The question is this, is there any way to repair the HDPE lining? Or is it that once it starts to crack, it will continue in other places? Thanks.
08-01-2014, 08:47 PM
#2
Melting Slicks
I've heard that once they start cracking they don't stop. Eastwood makes a tank lining solution that you pour into a clean tank, swish it around to coat the inside, let it cure for some period of time, and then the tank is as good as new. Never used it but it has a good reputation.
08-02-2014, 08:35 AM
#3
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Yes, I am afraid that the cracking is like everything else on our cars. Once you start you can't stop! POR makes a product like you described and I have used it in motorcycle tanks. Nasty stuff, I think it was 2 or 3 parts. That is probably the way I will go with a new tank, rather than just WAITING for my repair to fail.