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Re: repair HDPE gas tank crack?

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Subject: Re: repair HDPE gas tank crack?
From: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:48:21 -0700
Brian wrote wrote:

>The gas tank on my Briggs and Stratton lawnmower engine cracked near a 
>seam.  I found new ones on line, but they are expensive and the lawn needs 
>to be mowed now.
>
>The tank is black plastic and has SAE HDPE marked on it.  Is there a glue 
>or cement that I can put on the crack to seal it?

         Urethane Supply (http://www.urethanesupply.com/) has a section on 
identifying and repairing plastics.


Todd
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