Fuel tanks cracking

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Rusty82, Aug 5, 2017.

  1. Jace379

    Jace379 Light Load Member

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    I think you just have bad luck then. Honestly I would just layer some jb weld across them. We have a dump truck that got a hole through the bottom of a 100 gallon tank and we patched it with jb weld 4 years ago and it's been holding ever since.
     
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  3. Rusty82

    Rusty82 Bobtail Member

    I've used jb weld steel stick and it just keeps coming through. Never mind all the money I'm dropping on the ground I have to go through several scales a day most days.
     
  4. Roberts450

    Roberts450 Road Train Member

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    Fuel tanks are aluminum so Im guessing thats why its still leaking after the jb weld.
     
  5. Jace379

    Jace379 Light Load Member

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    You using the wrong kind. They make it for aluminum as well. Don't use the stick use the two part stuff in tubes. Squeeze it out and mix it together. Works great. It won't come through. Like I said I have it on the very bottom of a tank and it's been holding for years without a leak. Just make sure to sand it down well and use brake cleaner or alcohol to clean it off good.
     
  6. Cetane+

    Cetane+ Road Train Member

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    Here's the bad side. I think your tanks are too big for the twisting. It is cracking along the weld. That means the rest of the metal is moving and flexing then the weld does not because weld is rigid. Then you have a long double bung in that spot. You could try to keep one strap tight and the rest snug. And then see how much the tank twists when you go in and out of all those holes you go through. But that tank will walk all over. So bring tools to get it back in place.
     
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