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Wtd : Carlton/205 bits
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Jul 12, 2011 17:07:23 GMT
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Firstly an apology - I've had to do this at work and I can't load 'thanks in advance' photos so can I just ask ..... I have to re-comission an old Landrover fuel tank which is being converted to run on diesel and wonder if anyone has experience of any of the fuel tank sealant kits ? The ones where you pour in the secret formula liquid and it lasts forever ?
Thanks ever so .....
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Jul 12, 2011 21:42:57 GMT
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I've not used the tank sealer kits, but I seem to recall a new tank for a LR about £50? For that much it's not really worth messing with a sealer kit,
Not sure if you want to seal it against leaks, or against contamination?
If the original tank is fairly sound then a diesel engine won't mind some petrol in the mix.
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As above, it's almost as cheap to get a pattern tank as the full kit (at least for a Series).
Sealing kits:
Drain juice
Put thinners or acetone or whatever in with sharp gravel or nuts bolts etc, shake like billy-o... Loosen scale and rust.
Swill out, dry if you like.
Etch with acid
Swill out, dry 100%
In with the glop, moving the tank now & then to spread it evenly.
Takes a good while. Can last a very long time if it's etched and dried and all that properly. Plenty of tales of peeling resin though, probs where it didn't have a good key, or wasn't dry enough etc.
Edit, as above, this is assuming it's rusted.
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'66 Amazon <-> '94 LS400 <-> '86 Suzuki 1135 EFE
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Jul 18, 2011 16:27:29 GMT
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Also, an there was an article in the Sunbeam Alpine OC magazine citing research that any fibre-glass based tank sealants (not sure how common they are any more) can get degraded by the higher ethanol content in modern fuels, leading to blocked carbs and other nasties
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