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Old 12-30-2005 | 10:25 PM
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Default Plastic Gas Tank Repair Tip

I was suppose to test run my new plane yesterday. But after pumping gasoline into her for a couple of minutes it started running out all over the place. Needless to say I was extremely depressed. Had to tear the whole plane apart and start all over again. Turns out I had hit the tank while drilling the Nyrod holes for the choke. Poked a nice 1/4" hole in it. Here we are, new years weekend, a propriatary tank with a hole in it, things are not looking good. Here is one of the all time great tip. The hardware store guy told me to relax, they had a product called Permatex Plastic Weld ( http://www.permatex.com/products/pro...&item_no=84115 ) that would fix me up. Well I tried it and it seems to be working like a charm. It's definitely in my tool box permanently now. The stuff dries hard as the plastic tank itself and has proven to be a great little life saver until you can order a new. actually, I don't think I will need to replace it. Strong as before. The good side is the stuff sets up in about 5 minutes and reaches usable strength in four hours.