hey guys, i the other day i just got done tuning the carb and i washed it, i went to start it today and i saw a puddle of oil and i looked at the tank in the back and it was cracked down from top to bottom. its a pressure crack and is slowly leaking out. does anyone know how i can fix this until i can buy a new one? thanks-angelo
Cracked Oil tank in the back
- Thread starter aulicino69
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You could pull the tank off, drain it, drill a hole at the bottom of the crack, and one on the top of it (to keep it from wanting to continue up) clean the hell out of it, get some fiberglass epoxy and some cloth mesh, and epoxy the tank. The epoxy wont be as flexible as the tank is originally though.
Another fix would be to use some yamabond and flexible plastic to seal the crack. Id clean up the tank, drill my upper and lower holes (you gotta keep the crack from wanting to continue on), and then seal the holes with yamabond (any automotive RTV would work for this, just yamabond is better), and seal the crack with yamabond, let it dry, run a thin strip of flexible plastic along the crack, and yamabond that to the existing stuff youve laid. That would seal.
Or you could do like I did for my girlfriends uncle, I just found a nice guy on here, sold me an oil tank for less than 10 bucks shipped, and just replaced it. You could spend more than 10 dollars in time and money in repairing yours.
Another option would be to use this opportunity to ditch oil injection and get a blockoff kit, ditch the tank totally, and just rejet and premix.
Another fix would be to use some yamabond and flexible plastic to seal the crack. Id clean up the tank, drill my upper and lower holes (you gotta keep the crack from wanting to continue on), and then seal the holes with yamabond (any automotive RTV would work for this, just yamabond is better), and seal the crack with yamabond, let it dry, run a thin strip of flexible plastic along the crack, and yamabond that to the existing stuff youve laid. That would seal.
Or you could do like I did for my girlfriends uncle, I just found a nice guy on here, sold me an oil tank for less than 10 bucks shipped, and just replaced it. You could spend more than 10 dollars in time and money in repairing yours.
Another option would be to use this opportunity to ditch oil injection and get a blockoff kit, ditch the tank totally, and just rejet and premix.
I have JB Weld or some kind of hard sealer sealing a spot on my case. The owner before me put it on for some reason. All I know is it dont leak.
ok here wat you you need
*starter fluid
*rtv
*matches or lighter
k so take it o ff set it on the floor and gently smash it as hard as you can with a hammer, spray it with the starter fluid, light it and buy a block off kit. bioych haha
*starter fluid
*rtv
*matches or lighter
k so take it o ff set it on the floor and gently smash it as hard as you can with a hammer, spray it with the starter fluid, light it and buy a block off kit. bioych haha
yeah bro i would either buy a block off kit and just premix, or i'm sure if you post a wanted add i'm sure someone would be generous enough to give you one at the shipping cost, since most of us dont need them any more. if i had one, i'd say you can have it if you cover shipping, but i dont. just dont buy one, there is no point. if you are gonna spend some money on a tank, just spend a little extra and buy the block off kit. it's cheap insurance
if you are going to empty the tank to fix it up, or buy another one....DO NOT FORGET TO BLEED YOUR OIL PUMP SYSTEM!.....if you dont you mind up blowing up and blaming the oil injection
