Re-assembling Gas Tank

[joe camarda]

I should be picking up my repainted gas tank (white with red "custom" eagles and black MOTO GUZZI lettering) soon and am wondering about using a special sealant around the pet-cock mounting openings and other areas prone to gas leakage. Is there such a product? TIA

[jrt]

On threaded connections? I'd just use PTFE (telflon) tape sealant. Or go to the local plumbing store and pick up a thread compound designed for gasoline or natural gas.

 

 

Jason

[Guest Brent]

Try Lowes' or Home Depot's adhesive section. Last night I saw a product that, I think, said it was made for sealing gas tanks, etc. I was looking for another product (the super glue Al used on his coils...didn't find it), so I didn't pay much attention to it.

[al_roethlisberger]

Not that I know of per se Joe, although I don't think the stock petcock is really sealed with anything. I've taken mine off many times over the last few months working on my fuel-pump relocation project, and other than a smidgen of some red goop that looks like silicone gasket seal around the o-ring base, the threads were bare

 

But it doesn't hurt to be careful, so sure, just go check the automotive section, and I'm sure there is some thread sealer that is fuel resistant.

 

I actually used Loctite Blue on my AN fuel fittings, but not really to seal them. The AN fittings seal themselves quite nicely, and once tightend seem impervious to loosening, but I just wanted a small bit of vibration induced loosening "insurance"... so I put a dollop of Blue on every fittings threads.

 

 

 

BTW, that "Super Glue" I used is by Devcon(who makes the regular Super Glue) and is called "Grip-Ton-Ite" ....green card, mustard yellow tube. See photo below

[jrt]

Al, it doesn't surprise my that you have a picture of the tube! You da' man.

 

J

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