Date:         Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:27:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Windshield Fluid Patch; so far so good.
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
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   Hey all, I too did a temporary patch on some of that white plastic
tankage that comes with our vans.  I patched the coolant overflow tank on my
inline gas motored van using WEST System Epoxy.  Did that about a year ago
and it works just fine...I understand the diesel-style overflow tanks are
NLA...?  Anyhow, mine had a leak that was causing me to add coolant often
and when I had the motor out, I patched the overflow tank using WEST System
marine epoxy that I had in my boat shop, thinking it might even hold...it
is.  I roughed-up the surface and cleaned it well with Acetone before
putting some thickened epoxy with about an inch of overlap all around the
leaking seam area.


   Don Hanson

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:41 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Kind of premature, as not tested in all weather/driving conditions but....
>
> The corner of my fluid reservoir was punctured and brittle. The PO's
> repair finally failed. I had a little 5 Minute "Steel" epoxy stowed in
> the back of Jaco and nothing to lose.....
>
> Patch has held for nearly a week tank 3/4 full.
>
> A temporary measure, as I have a spare tank at home.
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>