damnit....

[Khyron]

I'm hooking up my new exaust and guess what. My gas tank is leaking.


I see them for $400. anyone know were to get one cheaper? Links? Price?

[71440charger]

take it off and drain the gasandput jb weld on it and sand it down cant even tell it is there that is what i did or you can find one on e-bay for like $150

[firefighter3931]

take it off and drain the gasandput jb weld on it and sand it down cant even tell it is there that is what i did or you can find one on e-bay for like $150

Yep, bought mine off e-bay for ~$150.00 from a company called Mustangs Unlimited.

Ron

[mikepmcs]

Here you go

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-1969-1970-MoPar-B-Body-GAS-TANK-Charger-Runner-GTX_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34198QQitemZ4632935646QQrdZ1

[Khyron]

wait a min. will a road runner tank fit my charger?

[dodge freak]

If you do weld it you need to do more than drain it. It could still blow up , I have hear ed you should fill it with water all the way and drain it again. I do know some welders will still not touch it. How big is it and where is it? On the side on the seams or the bottom or near the top? They have at auto=zone repair kits that use a glue. I had one near the top because my tail pipe kept hitting it, that was 5 years old and it still is good, but if its the bottom or the seam get a different one. Gas tanks you don't mess around with.

[mikepmcs]

Gas Tank 1968-70 B Body Plymouth Dodge MoPar

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New CR9 fuel tank for all 1968, 1969, or 1970 Plymouth Belvedere, Satellite, GTX, Road Runner; Dodge Coronet, Charger, R/T, Superbird, Daytona, Super Bee, and Coronet 500, except station wagons. If you win this auction, be sure to include CAR INFO with your payment!!! You are bidding on the correct tank to fit your application. Lock ring and gasket for sending unit included. Foreign purchasers will need to ask about shipping after auction

[Khyron]

If you do weld it you need to do more than drain it. It could still blow up , I have hear ed you should fill it with water all the way and drain it again. I do know some welders will still not touch it. How big is it and where is it? On the side on the seams or the bottom or near the top? They have at auto=zone repair kits that use a glue. I had one near the top because my tail pipe kept hitting it, that was 5 years old and it still is good, but if its the bottom or the seam get a different one. Gas tanks you don't mess around with.

thats what i'm afraid of. it seems to be around the seam though. a bunch of little needle sized holes. I think I would rather replace it. maybe one of those renew places?

Gas Tank 1968-70 B Body Plymouth Dodge MoPar

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New CR9 fuel tank for all 1968, 1969, or 1970 Plymouth Belvedere, Satellite, GTX, Road Runner; Dodge Coronet, Charger, R/T, Superbird, Daytona, Super Bee, and Coronet 500, except station wagons. If you win this auction, be sure to include CAR INFO with your payment!!! You are bidding on the correct tank to fit your application. Lock ring and gasket for sending unit included. Foreign purchasers will need to ask about shipping after auction

I see that, but the RR and charger take different tanks. so is this guy selling tanks for all tose cars? The Charger fill spot is of course in a different location.

[71440charger]

NO NO NO!!!   JB weld the putty that hardens like metal then sand thatit is what i have done and itis stronger then the tank it self not actually weld it i would not recommend that sorry for notbeing clear

[Bandit72]

NO NO NO!!!   JB weld the putty that hardens like metal then sand thatit is what i have done and itis stronger then the tank it self not actually weld it i would not recommend that sorry for notbeing clear

i fixed the gas tank on my ltd this way and it worked fine for me...


later 

[Khyron]

you know. it may be worth the try. after all. It can't be any worse. When I get teh car back. I'll drop the tank.

[71440charger]

the tubes of JB weld are like $4 at autozone

[haueter66]

jb weld is good stuff.  I fixed a cracked 4-wheeler engine case once and it worked like a charm!

[TylerCharger69]

JB Weld  works great!!!   just make sure to clean the surrounding areas really good to get good adhesion.   BUT.....if you want a new one....ebay  usually has new ones for cheap...or else  you can go to Texasacres.com...they have new and used ones there...and maybe some other stuff that may interest you

[Troy]

New tanks are NOT expensive. I got mine from MoparMadness here on the board but Mustangs Unlimited on eBay has good prices too. I'd rather start with a new one than keep patching an old one every time it springs a leak. Of course, I hate anything that leaks - it's probably the most annoying part about owning a car.

Troy

[myk]

Why fix a 30 year old tank?  Scraping up enough money to get a new one is the only way to go.  It's safer for you and better for the car; think of how clean your fuel supply is going to be...

[mopar-or-no-car]

I see I am a little late on this one but I am pretty sure a radiator shop will clean out the old one fix the leak and seal the tank? at least out here in californial they will that is what I had done to my tank and it cost me like $60.00 and boy did it look great when I got it back!! check around and see!!  Sure beats that JB weld stuff I have had NO luck with that stuff!!

[Khyron]

ummm, I already fixed it

[Challenger340]

I believe this has been on here before ?

In case not,
fuel tanks are manufactured for many of the older applications, then sold to such companies as year-one, etc.,  by a company called "Spectra Premium Industries",
operating with various Canadian and U.S. manufacturing/warehousing locations continent wide.
I don't believe they sell direct "retail" per se.

Check with your local Engine Machine Shop who is an E.R.I. member in Canada, or A.E.R.A. in the U.S., as most of them will be "direct" with Spectra as part of those buying groups.
I know my "cost" as a "WD" for tanks, is around the $175 mark Canadian, however I AM NOT interested in marketing/selling.

Check with your local shop, who you do business with, and see if they'll order for you from Spectra.

Bob out