Hi, Don -
I had a similar situation with my tank soon after I bought the car in 1984.
I fiberglassed over the bottom of the tank with resin and couple plies of
woven fiberglass cloth, and it held without leaking until I replaced the
tank with a new one in 2000. If you don't want to replace the tank at this
time, fiberglassing is cheap, easy, quick, and effective as long as you make
sure the surface is absolutely clean. I doubt that welding or brazing would
work well, especially if the tank happens to have rusted out from the
inside. You probably have other pinholes working that haven't shown up yet.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Don Day
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 6:10 PM
To: healey list
Subject: gas tank repair/replace?
Hello List
I was sandplasting my BJ-8 gas tank and I found 2 small pin holes.I
actually put a pin in the hole and it fell all the way through! Its the part
of the tank that is on the bottom between the tank and the lower shroud .My
question is has any one had any luck good or bad with welding the holes up
or do I need to get a new tank?I would have the body shop weld the holes up
if I go that way.Any help?
Don
BJ-8 Phase II under re-construction
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