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plastic fuel tanks
Has anyone got experience of plastic tanks? I have found one at a scrap yard but I spoke to a diesel fitter who said he had a problem with the drain plug on one on a machine, the plug is bonded in and if it comes loose as it had, you need a new tank. I have also been thining that if you pucture one that's the end too. at least with steel you can weld or braze it. plastic is light though. The guy at the scrap yard said he thought all ivecos had plastic tanks, but mine is metal. Anyone know the max Km on one standard tank?
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Most Discoveries have "plastic" tanks, although I believe in this case it is termed "ABS". I've not holed mine, yet, but if I did I would use polyester and csm to repair it (fibreglass) after first roughing up the area with sand paper. I imagine a good epoxy filler would do a similar job.
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Hi Kevin, does the epoxy/fibreglass stick? I imagine it would be hard to remove all traces of diesel.
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If cleaned with Acetone or Cellulose thinners you would remove virtually all traces of Diesel. Alternatively you could use Swafega or any washing-up liquid or washing powder to remove the Diesel. In all cases you would do best to sand afterwards to create a good key. In cases where some of the above are not available after washing with WUL leave in a warm place to dry and to warm the damaged area.
I prefer Epoxy to Polyester, I have repaired many different materials using it. The key to success is to prepare the suface well.
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Motorcycles have been using plastic fuel tanks for many decades. They are more robust than the metal tanks - flex when hit rather than puncture. They tend to be made by the same people who do canoes and water tanks .. those people should be able to tell you how to repair them .. failing that a motorcycle shop?
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GRAYSWORLD - i have fitted 2 plastic tanks to my iveco. Originally came with metal, but rusty as a fish bucket ! tried to clean up and restore but just wasn't worth it, yes possible to weld or solder seams - but not particularly easy !
I think very unlikely you could puncture one, they are built to high standards so able to maintain robustness in event of collision, a few bits of track debris aren't going to hurt.
Has your iveco got the tank protection bash plate fitted ? useful just in case debris becomes unmovable rock !
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