punctured fuel tank

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by buzz1670, Jul 24, 2011.

  1. dave26027

    dave26027 Road Train Member

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    Keep some of each, you might need 'em both. Between the two, you'll be able to fix 90% of emergencies.

    I've got a nasty scar on my left arm where I left a patch of skin stuck to a turbo housing (crackling and sizzling like bacon) because the head cracked on a Detroit motor I had in an FLD Freightliner. I mushed up a handful of Aluminum Epoxy and stuffed the crack in the head with it as it was leaking. Took off the radiator cap to relieve the pressure and got my fingers scalded in the leaking coolant and the hot block.

    It needed more epoxy the next day but it worked so well that I just left the radiator cap loose and drove it another couple of years like that.

    You gotta do what you gotta do, right?
     
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  3. blktop-bucanear

    blktop-bucanear Medium Load Member

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    one concern is being a company truck. I better check with maintenance first lol:biggrin_2556:

    But plan on haveing some just in case:biggrin_25524:
     
  4. Lantern

    Lantern Road Train Member

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    Or by the USDOT number on the side :biggrin_2556:
     
  5. joesmo

    joesmo Light Load Member

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    Thats a big leak. I wonder what else he has missed.
     
  6. durallymax

    durallymax Medium Load Member

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  7. Lantern

    Lantern Road Train Member

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    Haha, I think everybody figured it out just by the color.
     
  8. gerardo1961

    gerardo1961 Road Train Member

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    i have a stupid question ,in what place i can buy the aluminium epoxy(truckstop ,walmart ,home depot)
     
  9. WitchingHour

    WitchingHour Road Train Member

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    I hope they took their time cleaning it up. Gives the road builders and asphalt haulers more work to keep them busy.
     
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