fuel tank leaking - spontaneous rust?

[bmohan55]

My pick up tube had no screen at all but I found a nylon sock at NAPA that did the trick.

[shock]

I also put in a new tank and the screen on my filler tube was shot. The solution I came up with for the fine mesh screen was to put in a second inline gas filter just after the filler tube under the seat. That way if anything got into the line it was stopped before the fuel pump.

[PavementEnds]

POR 15 tank sealer treatment

I did the POR 15 tank sealer treatment and it appears to have worked great -- just be sure to thoroughly mix the sealer. They offer a kit but for some additional $ you can buy the qt of sealer plus a gallon each of their Marine Clean and Metal Ready and forgo their fuel preserver. Probably would only need a qt of Metal Ready for prep on a new tank so total cost with qt of sealer ~$50. Cheap insurance!

[JackIIA]

Anyone ever used "Red-Kote" to refurb the inside of their tank? It seems like a slightly different approach than the POR15 route. The Red-Kote stuff is much more rubbery almost bladder like from what I understand.

I had just assumed the way to go was the POR15 tank sealer, but the local radiator repair shop (which does a ton of tanks too) swears by Red-Kote.

Curious if anyone had ever used it and whether they were happy or unhappy with the results?

And yeah, POR15 and prep materials will run you around $75 to do a tank.

[jac04]

^^ Info on gas tank repair & Red-Kote:

http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8412&highlight=red-kote

[siii8873]

Ireplacedone ofminewith something I picked up at NAPA

[JackIIA]

^^ Info on gas tank repair & Red-Kote:
http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/sh...light=red-kote

Thanks Jeff

[RoverForm]

Unfortunately for my neighbor, she was having an open house while I put on my "shade tree mechanic" display next door.

i found this amusing...

[NickDawson]

I see a lot of talk about refurbishing a leaky tank - is that safe?
I know I sound cheap every day, but I just got a $5K repaid bill for my daily driver - I'd gladly defer any Rover costs for a few months if there was a way to safely treat this leaky tank. ... although, as I think off the cuff... at ~$200 for a new tank vs ~$100 for a fix...I'd probably go new anyway

[yorker]

Sure a properly fixed tank is safe but it might not be economical.

[Terrys]

Ireplacedone ofminewith

Stop eating crackers at the keyboard!