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Tank Patch

Rookie_3
Rookie_3 Member Posts: 244
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Hello Gentlemen,

What would be the best oil tank patch that would be permanent, strong, and take some heat? I'm not trying to repair a bad tank. I need a quick fix that will hold up on the oil pan on my work van for a while until I have the time to replace or pull it and braze it. The tranny line was up against the side of the pan and bored a small hole in it that leaks 2 quarts before it is below the hole.Anything strong enough to hold back a couple hundred gallons of #2 should do fine against 5 quarts as long as it can take a little heat. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.............Dan AKA ROOKIE

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  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,231
    Rookie,

    i know you probably still find some dissagreement in my take on filling ot resumes buh overlook that for a momment.... when i moshed a hole in my oil pan on the dart ...a low riding pos i used to jet around in, i took some blue goo a short sheet metal screw with a dab on the threads brightened up the pan with a 1/2" cleaning brush ...screwed it down let it dry a day and ran it like that till i got a new pan. quick fix worked fine. there isnt alot of pressure in the oil pan...it is like a catch basin for the oil pump. well, in a pinch a sheet metal screw with a small rubber faucet washer would slow the stem of the tide also...just in case you are out in some distant drive to the nearest automotive blue goo vendor :)
  • Rookie_3
    Rookie_3 Member Posts: 244


    Hey Weezbo, Thanks, I tried the sheet metal screw and it wasn't quite tight enough by itself. I almost hit it with some liquid weld over the screw. I'll give the blue goo a shot if it worked for you. Maybe the bue-goo on the screw and a rubber washer for the time being.

    There wasn't any personal hard feelings over the resume threads just a lot frustration of not getting a shot at
    something I like to work at (oil). I ended up with a
    temporary job as a sub doing AC. 2 months later they wanted me to get on the books and a year and a half later I'm still there doing AC, some refridgeration, and a ton of heatpumps that will soon start failing more and more with the cool New England weather starting to set in. I still do as much of the oil calls as I can in the evenings and weekends. Translation....cleanouts and no heat calls on systems so outdated nobody else wants to work on them.
    Anyway, thanks for the help. catch you later.........DAN

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