Topic: Looking for a prescription

[gerhed]

Not a permanent solution.
Something to get me through the summer.
Gas is seeping through a seam in the bottom of the Indian gas tank.
I'd like to patch it from the outside with something.
How about Lumi-weld.
any suggestions ?

[mlinder]

My Dad had a 48 indian, Gerhead.
Neato bike, you have there.

I really don't know about patching the tank from the outside, without screwing up that paint job. Or from the inside, for that matter... Maybe throw on some other tank while you get that one repaired?

[Gordon]

Liquid electric tape...  seriously.

I started an experiment on the stuff over a year ago to see if it was a viable option for sealing cracked carb boots.  I coated a screw with it, let it cure for 24 hours, and then immersed it in a jar of gasoline.  It's been in there for almost 15 months and it hasn't degraded one bit.  I got it at Home Depot, but I've seen it at several different auto parts stores, too.  

A bonus to this is that it stays pliable and should peel right off when you need it to. 

[kirkn]

They make a two-part putty epoxy stuff called, surprisingly, Gas Tank Leak Repair.  You can get it at most cheapie auto parts stores.

Pinch off a bit of resin putty, pinch off an equal bit of hardener putty, knead them together into a kind of chewed-gum wad, and stick it right on the seam.  No other preparation required, other than not really loose dirt or flakes, etc.

I've used it two or three times on external seam leaks.  Couple old bike tanks, and an old car tank.  The car tank was still damp with fuel at the time.  All worked perfectly!

I originally picked up the stuff just as a lark one day.  What a surprise to find it actually works!!

Good luck, and neat bike, by the way...

Kirk

[gerhed]

I appreciate the replies  and I will check out the items mentioned.
In the meantime I started using the Indian's 2nd gas
tank ( gas on the left and oil and gas on the right)
which I had not used in many years-it's about 1/2 the size of the left hand tank.
I re-plumbed it with a new valve and lines and
I figured it would leak too, but it doesn't--so far.

[razor02097]

Coating the inside would fix it for good.  Not POR or KREEM... find a place that repairs radiators and ask them if they coat tanks.  They can coat it and save your paint.  Just a thought.

[ColinMc]

Seal All. Comes in a yellow tube and works great. It held the sending unit in my Ducati for an entire summer before I got around to replacing the tank. It's clear and dries rock hard. Make sure you drain the tank and let it dry as best you can where you are sealing it though.

It says right on the package it's meant for repairing plastic and metal gas cans. NAPA doesn't carry it but Advance Auto Parts does last I checked. It's in with the RTV and Epoxy tubes.