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A100man
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PostPosted: 16:35 - 02 Oct 2026    Post subject: Tank pin hole... Fuckit. Reply with quote
Dammit. After derusting, stripping, filling and priming the SRX tank I discover a tiny pin hole in one of teh bottom left corners wher you might expect. Mad
Obvoisly it was blocked with ferrous oxide and paint previously Rolling Eyes

I'm not keen on teh faff of a liner. and I've sloshed soem oily fuel in there to prevent flash rust and any liner now adhering.. Anyone tried leading?
I've a MAP torch, plumbers solder, flux etc..
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PostPosted: 17:33 - 02 Oct 2026    Post subject: Reply with quote
Way, way.... WAY back when I had the Keeway Superlight, one of the first fixes I had to do was a tank leak. One of the little cups that rest on the rubber mounts left and right on the frame had popped a spot weld enough for petrol to migrate out. I sorted it with, wait for it, a dab of JB Weld Laughing

Seriously though, it needs to be the real JB Weld - the good stuff that takes 24+ hrs to cure. Seemed to be fine with petrol all the time I had it.
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A100man
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PostPosted: 20:15 - 02 Oct 2026    Post subject: Reply with quote
Easy-X wrote:
Way, way.... WAY back when I had the Keeway Superlight, one of the first fixes I had to do was a tank leak. One of the little cups that rest on the rubber mounts left and right on the frame had popped a spot weld enough for petrol to migrate out. I sorted it with, wait for it, a dab of JB Weld Laughing

Seriously though, it needs to be the real JB Weld - the good stuff that takes 24+ hrs to cure. Seemed to be fine with petrol all the time I had it.


I've got some quiksteel epoxy putty I might try. Its good stuff generally and I'm fairly sure its fuel proof too. First I'm borrowing an endo scope to see how compromised it is from the inside.
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