so basically, I have a drill hole in my gas tank....
Yeah, dont ask its a painful story...

Anyway, I tried threading a slightly bigger screw soaked in silicon hoping that it would seal the hole, but no luck because my interior still gets gas fumes. Im thinking maybe the gasoline dissolves the silicon??

I dont want to weld over the hole because, well.. sparks.. gasoline.. Yeah.

And if you recommend taking the tank down to fix it, have you ever seen exactly where our tank is?? It straddles the transmission, meaning to take the tank down in one piece you actually need to take the transmission out first.. So id like to avoid doing that if its at all possible.

Is there any kind of apoxy sealant perhaps or any other way I can seal a hole in my gas tank?? I need help badly...

 

icant remember but if its a steel tank it has to be taken out and welded,but if its a plastic tank,there are all kinds of epoxies that should work(pep boys,autozone will have them)silicone def doesent work.good luck

 

JBWeld - it seems to work for just about anything else, not sure if it's gasoline proof though.

 

I had the similar problem also, just use some expoxy that thing is strong.

 

lol pwn3d

 

were you installing a stereo system?

 

yeah you gotta tell us what happend?

 

True, epoxy is strong.

But don't forget that gasoline is an organic / nonpolar solvent and it will basically eat through a lot of different materials that you might not expect.

I would get some kind of disposable muffin tin from the store, then put the epoxy on something and put it in one of the muffin holders along with some gasoline. You can basically check to make sure it will hold up.

 

Nothing DUCT TAPE can't fix.

 

+10000

 

our cars have plastic tanks dont they? if they do, im sure theres a type of epoxy thats holds up to gas. and fyi the safest way to weld a steel tank, is when its full of gas, less fumes.

 

Fix a flat??



j/k that stuff sucks.



Is it on the bottom or the top of the tank??
Big diff, b/c either it will be holding in all the gas, or just sealing the fumes.

 

I hope you are joking. B/c if a tank needs to be welded it would be b/c it has a HOLE in it. Thus the uncomfortable situation of keeping it filled.

 

Great stuff!!!

Drain tank so hole is not leaking and jb weld it!

 

IMHO this is not a good situation- if any of the temporary fixes start to leak, fumes are the least of your worries. This could be catastrophic since a fuel leak could start in an accident and burn your Z to the ground. I wouldn't take any half measures- pull the tank, drain it and either get it properly welded or replaced!

 

I think they usually fill a steel tank with water when welding it. 20 gallons of gasoline could make quite an explosion. Anyway, I suggest getting the tank repaired properly or replacing it. Don't take half way measures with a gas tank.

Les