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- toenails of foothills NW of Atlanta
- Vehicle Year
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- Make / Model
- ford
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- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
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- vertical and above ground
Check out some plastic 'welding' as shown on youtube. I have been using a 'woodburning' iron lately to weld plastics back together with some success. You would want to match the plastic type used to construct the tank. Heck if you clean the surrounding surface and roughen it up with some sandpaper/emery, you could use a hot glue gun(with fuel-resistant glue sticks) to attach a patch over the damaged area.
Critters have chewed through the oil light wire and taken the 'shorting plug' completely from one car. They left enough wire I was able to use a spade-type crimp-on terminal to connect back together(I think...), so the spark timing can be computer controlled rather than fixed.
HDPE will melt at 350F(milk carton plastic) but I do not know if fuel will damage it over time. I DO know that engine oil will eventually cause porosity and rust-proof your garage floor if you store used engine oil in plastic milk cartons. I would likely try the plastic used in oil containers. That used in gallon or 5-quart jugs seems thicker and better than the one-quart plastic, perhaps thick enough to be 'welded' to the tank successfully.
If you do weld, get a fan blowing across the opening. It will dissipate any fumes from the tank so you don't have a combustible mixture, AND will dissipate any smoke from the 'welding', and keep it away from inhalation. Some fumes are POISONOUS.
tom
ps the best way to keep critters from eating is to move the vehicle irregularly. Don't let them get the impression it will remain in one spot, and they won't try to move in and have dinner...
Critters have chewed through the oil light wire and taken the 'shorting plug' completely from one car. They left enough wire I was able to use a spade-type crimp-on terminal to connect back together(I think...), so the spark timing can be computer controlled rather than fixed.
HDPE will melt at 350F(milk carton plastic) but I do not know if fuel will damage it over time. I DO know that engine oil will eventually cause porosity and rust-proof your garage floor if you store used engine oil in plastic milk cartons. I would likely try the plastic used in oil containers. That used in gallon or 5-quart jugs seems thicker and better than the one-quart plastic, perhaps thick enough to be 'welded' to the tank successfully.
If you do weld, get a fan blowing across the opening. It will dissipate any fumes from the tank so you don't have a combustible mixture, AND will dissipate any smoke from the 'welding', and keep it away from inhalation. Some fumes are POISONOUS.
tom
ps the best way to keep critters from eating is to move the vehicle irregularly. Don't let them get the impression it will remain in one spot, and they won't try to move in and have dinner...
