Leaky Volcano
 

Hey fellow Redcat drivers. I'm sort of stuck in a small issue regarding my Volcano and her fuel issues. After hitting a jump and landing on it's nose, i started leaking fuel all over the place. Took out the tank and discovered there was a huge crack along the bottom of the gas tank. Some landing that was. What can I use to repair this crack. I'd get a new tank if I had money, but something as a temporary fix. Any suggestions?

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

Maybe plastic weld it. Or maybe some super glue.

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

go to your local auto parts store and check out the plastic epoxy's there - usually near the silicon. all kinds to choose from. i'm sure something will work on it.


*edit: bleh, looked at your location... y'all have advance auto parts stores in canada?

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

Are you serious?

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

epoxy is no good... will last a few hours only and start to leak again... no good to use with petroleum/gaz/oil kinda of stuff.

JBweld (liquid steel) might be good but dont know if it will stick long to plastic (its not expensive so you might want to try it!) it is good to repair crankcase so its ok for petroleum/nitro...

At CanadianTires, there is stuff to use on automotive gaz tank to stop leaks.
It a 2 color paste that you mix together (epoxy like) and it is meant to be use for oil/petroleum/etc container...
I use that on my 1981 Canam 175cc Qualifier dirtbike that had a leaking gaz tank. Held for a full season without a single drop leaking...

might want to try that pal.

BTY, a brand new gaz tanks wont be much more expensive then running arround buying stuf to repair it.... just a thought.

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

i would say by the thing u buy some epoxy which will run u anywhere from 5 to 15 dollars... u can just order a new tank, and there not a whole lot of glue/epoxy/jb weld thats going to hold up aganist nitro fuel.. try some of that **** on TV Mighty Mend hahaha

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

lollll

i agree, go for a new tank, you will do the job just once...

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

the gas tank is around the same price as the epoxies or jb weld anyways.

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

Well, I didn't have much time to order a Redcat part so I just lucked out and bought a new HPI tank for the RS4 3 from my LHS for 10 bucks. Ironically the mounts all lined up perfectly and it fit like a glove, just need some longer fuel line.

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

Lol how long does a tank of gas last?

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

Well with a big block, and kinda rich settings, im surprised to say I get around 10-15 minutes a tank. If I were to abuse the throttle, I would get around 8 minutes of run time.

RE: Leaky Volcano
 

Wow im suprised it lasts that long.