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Re: [ST] Mystery Oil Leak on my 01 ST--sorta solved



>From Seattle, Mike wrote:
> The fix Al describes works fine on metal tanks. IT WILL NOT WORK on
ldpe (polyethylene) tanks. I do a lot of work with plastics and the
first
 rule with any of the polyethylene family is that you don't ask
anything important to stick to it. If the tank is in fact molded from
low density poly ethylene, your best bet for a fix is to have it
welded. ( think oxy/acetylene welding with a jet of 500degree F air
substituted for the flame ) That plastic is very weldable, but you'll
want to have drained the fuel (completely!) and flushed it with
alcohol ( drug store rubbing alcohol is fine ) and let evaporate for a
couple of hours to make sure you don't have any fire hazard. Most good
sized autobody repair shops have the ability to do the weld, but you
might need to provide them with the weld rod. Try
www.harringtonplastics.com  for the rod. <

There's some useful information here: 
http://www.urethanesupply.com/identify.html 

BTW, great info and thanks for the link!  I've been ordering supplies
from across the country and you point me to a supplier which has an
outlet in my neighborhood.  Cheers,

--
Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST

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