REPAIR CRACK IN FUEL TANK

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REPAIR CRACK IN FUEL TANK

Postby Dunesand » Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:04 am

Any advise on repairing a small crack in the fuel tank of my trike?
The crack is right where the fuel pick-up goes through the tank - obviously as result of overtightening.
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Re: REPAIR CRACK IN FUEL TANK

Postby John.com » Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:09 pm

Dunesand wrote:Any advise on repairing a small crack in the fuel tank of my trike?
The crack is right where the fuel pick-up goes through the tank - obviously as result of overtightening.
I would suggest approaching the companies that weld/repair plastic bumpers for cars.
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Re: REPAIR CRACK IN FUEL TANK

Postby kloot piloot » Sun Mar 27, 2016 9:00 pm

What trike is it Dunesand?

Welding seems to have worked for some on locally manufactured trikes, but I had a crack on a 10 year old tank from UK manufacture and it was not worth the while. The whole tank had become brittle beyond repair.
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Re: REPAIR CRACK IN FUEL TANK

Postby Dunesand » Sun May 01, 2016 3:43 pm

Apologies for the late respose - I have been travelling abroad.

The tank is a 80L Raptor tank and I had it welded - hope for the best.

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