HELP V8 Quattro

[Jim Haseltine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Theron J. Bliss" <tbliss at mestek.com>


> Yes it's a leak, but the seam is rusted.  It's leaking at the seam, and
while I
> have a mig welder, I think it may be too much to fix.  Remember that when
you're
> welding rusted material, the melting rate is significantly more.  The more
you
> try to weld rusted metal, the more it crumbles and melts.  I  haven't
ruled it
> out completely, but it looks pretty bad.  I'll have to wait until the tank
is
> removed, which yes, involves dropping the whole rear end, the exhaust, and
> pulling off the break lines and cables, which in this case are so rusted
that we
> have to cut them.

There are places in the UK that use a 'Re-Nu' method to repair fuel tanks. I
believe that it consists of cutting out the damage, welding in a repair
section then coating the interior. For rare or expensive tanks its an option
worth looking at.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine