I'm on my way to Sturgis, SD. and have a leak in my WVO tank. I had it welded yesterday at a shop in South East Il. at the tune of $60.00 but they didn't have a tank to check it and welded the wrong area missing the leak. It's a 35 gallon SS steel tank easily removed. I would like to make it to Sturgis without buying any more fuel. My internet connection is limited so call if you can help me out
239-292-1750
Charlie, is epoxy repair out of the question? I found that I could use that on oily and fuel covered surfaces.
If you decide to use it, you might want to get the gas tank putty type; it's made to repair tanks while full.
For what it's worth.
Tom Caffrey
Man, I saw some stuff advertised on TV the other day that would be perfect for you. It's a two-part epoxy putty that you knead together to activate it. They showed it being used on all sorts of stuff. It was one of those short infommercials with a phone number to call, but you could get something like half a ton of it if you called in the next ten minutes for a mear $20. Damn, I wish I'd written down the number for you.
Ron,
No clue as to where to send you for welding in that area. But they sell some stuff called "Marine Tech" (SP?) it's an expoxy that works under water, w/oil, gas etc. I've used it to repair a broken manifold between heats at the demo derby races b4! Find a local marina, or boat sales/repair joint. They'll know what yer talking about. It comes in white, black, and gray I know of and maybe other colors too! Sorry I'll bet you'll be outta luck on it coming in chrome! LOL! Have a great trip! ;D BK ;D
Gumpy. Its called, "Mighty Putty". It is the same two part epoxy that you can buy in any hardware store for less than $5. Look for it in the wood filler section.
Funny commercials though, I mean who would have thought to use the stuff to attach a mailbox to a post, or roll it out to fashion a coffee cup handle. :) The barker is named Billy Mays and is quite the infomercial showman.
Hey Man,
Sounds like you are going the wrong way for me. I am about 5-6 away going east. Sorry. I would definitely fix ya up tho. ITG-ing stainless is something I do ALL the time. I could maybe even top ya off! ;D
If ya get back out this way, Batesville is half way between Cincy and Indy on I-74.
I'm not sure what other method I would use. Maybe if you could press a piece of rubber or inner tube against it with Gorilla glue on it, it might hold. Ya need something to hold the oil back till the glue - or whatever - sets.
Gumpy was talking about "Mighty Putty". Sorry, it wouldn't be my first choice. I'm not much for "hawkers" on Tv.
Good luck man!
Chaz
Quote from: gumpy on July 24, 2008, 04:47:52 AM
Man, I saw some stuff advertised on TV the other day that would be perfect for you. It's a two-part epoxy putty that you knead together to activate it. They showed it being used on all sorts of stuff. It was one of those short infommercials with a phone number to call, but you could get something like half a ton of it if you called in the next ten minutes for a mear $20. Damn, I wish I'd written down the number for you.
I just bought a tube of it at WalMart for $9.95 I think it was. Same as what is advertised on infomercials. Have not had a chance to try it yet. It sure sounds good.
Richard
I repaired a hole in the hull of my duck boat with a similar product. No leaks yet.
Big Lots in the car area sometimes has a small package of a similar item rated for gas tanks, a two part that you knead together. Works very well costs about a dollar. Would take two packages to make coffee cup handle ;D
Back in the 60s, I was riding my Indian motorcycle and the solder holding the tank seams let go on the viaduct and the engine caught fire. I was able to get off the viaduct, and stop in the left turn lane and get off without losing anything important. I figured the bike was a goner.
A bus driver saw the fire, stopped his bus, got off and walked toward me holding a fire extinguisher up as if to ask if I wanted to use it. I hesitated for just a moment, then ran, got the extinguisher and put out the fire. To my surprise, there was very little damage.
I bought some epoxy (Devcon Two Ton) and did the solder seams on that tank, fixed up the burned stuff and put the bike back to work. I never did resolder the tank; the eposy never leaked.
I've used the epoxy for a lot of things, and the only failure was some several year old stuff that wouldn't cure. I've been a believer for forty years. When using it to refinish a gouge in a hydraulic cylinder, I found that sandpaper removed cylinder wall (steel) faster than the eposy sanded down. It needs to be trimmed before it is fully cured.
For what it's worth.
Tom Caffrey
Quote from: Hobie on July 24, 2008, 06:21:55 AM
Gumpy. Its called, "Mighty Putty". It is the same two part epoxy that you can buy in any hardware store for less than $5. Look for it in the wood filler section.
Funny commercials though, I mean who would have thought to use the stuff to attach a mailbox to a post, or roll it out to fashion a coffee cup handle. :) The barker is named Billy Mays and is quite the infomercial showman.
I was pretty sure you could find a similar product at the home center. I've just never had the need or desire to look. And I sure as hell wasn't going to buy the TV product.
Yeah, the commercial was interesting. I especially liked the coffee cup handle.
I shuddered when they showed repairing the table leg, used as wood filler. I;m not sure if you 've eer tried to work epoxy after its hardened, but its not a task I would want to do much of. So many other products to feather and smooth that are much more appropriate.
consumer reports last month had a paragraph on mighty putty, and said that while its good stuff, its much more expensive than other epoxys that do the same thing. Without the marketing hype.
Got it tiged the next morning the sold the guys at the shop enough cd's and shirts to pay for the job.
Way to go Ron,
How many miles have you run on WVO now?
I came 1300 miles on less than 100 gallons of diesel. I had some problems with my flat plate heat exchanger in my cleaning tank getting clogged up. I put the big stainless steel one I had in but have an antifreeze leak that needs fixed. I'm also going to buy a big high dollar centrifuge so I can process faster. There's a bit of a learning curve in all of this but I'm figuring it all out.