Date:         Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:00:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel na is breathing coolant
Comments: To: Frank Lee <techedteacher@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 10:01 PM, Frank Lee <techedteacher@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> But the proper replacement tank is rare I discovered. Found one OEM for
> $149 + shipping.
>
> Its HDHP --> a thick milk bottle, Right?
> The crack is on a seam.  So gluing and sealing seams with fiberglass and
> TAP-
> Poly Weld <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-9yhanz5DE> should work I
> think.    I like the idea of saving the rare part, like welding the oil
> pan.  Or is it 30 year old brittle?
>

   I ordered another tank for my gas inline that runs the diesel bottle.
In the interim, while waiting for that one, I repaired my leaky-seamed one
with WEST epoxy.   That  patched one is still in my van, two years later
and the new one is under the bench as a spare.  I was surprised the epoxy
worked with the material of the tank, but it seams to have done.
  Don Hanson