Although it may be possible to "repair" the expansion tank, the fact that it has one crack is indicative of a general failure of the tank. That is, you fix the known crack, but what other cracks are just waiting to happen (i.e., when you're out in the middle of nowhere with no water in sight!). As a back-up the "repaired" tank may do, but as a daily in-use tank, I don't think the savings in not purchasing a NEW tank off-sets the potential and possible costs that would be incurred down the road for an engine rebuild, when/if the repaired tank "gives" and your engine fries. Chris On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Mark B. Magee wrote: > Volks, > Blessings to All! > After much work on my 91 Westy to prepare for a camping trip on the 4th, > I have noticed that my coolant expansion tank has sprung a leak on one > of the seams. I will purchase a new one but am considering repairing the > old one as a spare for my '87 and '91. Has anyone ever successfully > repaired one of the plastic expansion tanks? If so how. > All data appreciated. > ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > Shalom > Mark B. Magee > 87GL > 91 Westy > 96 Suzuki 4WD Sport > Kemah TX USA > John 14:6 > ************************************************ Christopher M. Smith, PhD National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure San Diego Supercomputer Center University of California - San Diego San Diego, California 92093-0505 (619) 534-8370 (voice) 534-5113 (FAX) csmith@sdsc.edu |
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