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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: FLOYD CARTER on March 03, 2014, 02:41:57 PM
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Whoops! Building a tin tank and now I can't get in through the front end cap to fasten the far end of the fuel pickup (copper) and uni-flow tube. So....trying J-B Weld. Any comments?
If it doesn't work, I'll start over and assemble the end caps in the proper order.
F.C.
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Floyd I think it would work for a while at least. Way back I used the stuff to make a muffler that held up pretty well and have molded venturis with it. Really long term or permanently mounted tank I'd likely bite the bullet and start over.
Dave
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A mate of mine used it as an emergency repair when the tank started leaking just before a contest.
It got him through the contest, but I don't know if he later fixed it properly or it continued to seal.
Unless you're going to make the tank accessible I wouldn't risk it. It is epoxy based after all.
Greg
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Have used the 24 hr. cure to assemble carbon fibre tanks, Never had a problem. Noel.
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If the area of the leak is cleaned inside and out it should work. I have done it once, but I try to do better solder jobs each time. Did use the J-B Weld on a car radiator a hole was punched into. When I got rid of the vehicle several years later it was still solid, no leaks.
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I, also, have repaired a leaking radiator with JB Weld. But that is water (and some ethylene glycol) not glo fuel.
Anyway, my plane will have a hatch for access to the tank. It will be an interesting experiment.
Floyd