Leaky tank
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Depends on where it is, and how bad. If its a 4 wheeling/Rock Crawling gash, not to big, I have heard, LOL, of trimming a piece of soft wood to wedge in there to slow the flow.
If its a rust area leak like from under the bottom support straps where the rubber
anti-chaff material has worn off. Drop tank, clean the heck outa that spot, down to bare metal.
CAREFUL USING A ABRASIVE GRINGING WHEEL/SPARKS GAS FUMES DO NOT MIX!!
And JB weld the heck out of it, replace the worn rubber pad material (old inner tube will work).
If its a rust area leak like from under the bottom support straps where the rubber
anti-chaff material has worn off. Drop tank, clean the heck outa that spot, down to bare metal.
CAREFUL USING A ABRASIVE GRINGING WHEEL/SPARKS GAS FUMES DO NOT MIX!!
And JB weld the heck out of it, replace the worn rubber pad material (old inner tube will work).
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Years ago I drained the tank, cleaned the area and used JB weld, with a piece of plastic milk jug stuck to the glue over the rust hole. That "fix" lasted several years while I owned the truck, and as far as I know is still holding.
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This is going to sound odd, but years ago my bro poked a 5/16 inch size hole in the bottom of the tank. Gasoline was running out in a steady stream. My grandfather came out with a tube of "seal-all" glue he used to rave about that he got at the grocery store. It claimed you could patch gas tanks. So he took a big gob of that stuff, and smeared it over the hole while the gasonline was running out. I laughed at him and jokingly accused my grandfather of being senile. That tank is holding gasoline to this day.
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