Fuel Leak after Factory Repair

[4get gto]

Honestly $248 is cheap advertising for the company if they were to own up and give you a new tank...

 

[SpringHollow]

If you were going to repair it by drilling out the tank, I would buy a good bulkhead fitting.

Ken

 

[Clumber]

Well that plastic crack does not look like it is part of the tank but rather just a plastic plug reducer. Mine started to crack long ago so I put a screw type clamp on it to keep it from getting bigger. It has been on there for at least 5 years. Works great and no leaks but it does look a littler different than yours. I even have a brass fitting on mine from the factory. If you were going to replace the tank anyway what do you have to lose but just drill it out and go get some plastic or brass pipe fittings to put back in it and see what happens. It might be glued in but glue doesn't last forever. I would do that first before I did anything. You got a hometown hardware store? If you're not to familiar with fittings those guys would fix you up. If replacing with plastic make sure it is for a petrolium product or it will just melt through. That fitting looks in line with the gas cap so with some long sockets you might be able to get some type of compressing fitting on it and tighten it up. Just my 2 cents.

The "nipple" is clearly plastic welded on the tank. A replacement would have to be welded-in, right? Its also cone shapped so I doubt if a clamp would work.

 

[Marks481]

it's nice to know you bought a product from a manufacturer that stands by its products 100%.. perhaps there should be a popup that says, "do not buy power trac products" when visiting this forum?. or at least a sticky warning that power trac just don't care about their reputation?.. this is just NOT RIGHT!..

How many tractor manufacturers will replace parts for free 7.5 years after purchase?

 

[radios1]

How many tractor manufacturers will replace parts for free 7.5 years after purchase?

the one's that repair your tractor, but yet, damage something else, and DON'T try to deny it, and make good for the damage THEY caused, how's that?.. you should NEVER get a tractor back with more damage that you sent it in for!..

 

[coolconnection]

The "nipple" is clearly plastic welded on the tank. A replacement would have to be welded-in, right? Its also cone shapped so I doubt if a clamp would work.

No not necessarily, like Springhollow said get a bulkhead or compression fuel line fitting. They cost around $3 to $5. I went online and looked up marine fuel line bulkhead compression fitting, you will have lots of choices. I guess they make them for all the plastic tanks they use on boats and such. You will have to drill the old one out to the correct size but they come with sealing washers.

 

[Marks481]

the one's that repair your tractor, but yet, damage something else.....

Kind of looks to me like it died of old age. Plastic, exposed to high heat from the exhaust manifold (crappy design), under stress from a NPT fitting screwed in too far. If it had been hit with something, the plastic fitting should have given way first.

One of the reasons I replaced it with an aluminum tank about 8 years ago.

Patrick, I would offer you my plastic tank for free... except one side of it is kind of melted. ;( Other than that it looks like it is in better shape than your tank... not sure why I still have that thing lying around.

 

[Clumber]

Kind of looks to me like it died of old age. Plastic, exposed to high heat from the exhaust manifold (crappy design), under stress from a NPT fitting screwed in too far. If it had been hit with something, the plastic fitting should have given way first.

One of the reasons I replaced it with an aluminum tank about 8 years ago.

Patrick, I would offer you my plastic tank for free... except one side of it is kind of melted. ;( Other than that it looks like it is in better shape than your tank... not sure why I still have that thing lying around.

Yeh, I came to the same conclusion. However, PT should have noticed the leak when they removed it and not shipped it back to me in that condition... Anyway, I am going to try the idea of using a bulkhead fitting before trying another two alternatives (more on those later). I sent the pic with the dimensions to Boyd Welding (instead of doing a 3D drawing. They did not reply. I did find a tank at US Plastics that I think would fit. See below. But I want to try the bulkhead fitting first.
5 Gallon CARB/EPA Natural Tank with 3.5" Neck - 15" L x 8.5" W x 1.25" H | U.S. Plastic Corp.

 

[radios1]

Yeh, I came to the same conclusion. However, PT should have noticed the leak when they removed it and not shipped it back to me in that condition... Anyway, I am going to try the idea of using a bulkhead fitting before trying another two alternatives (more on those later). I sent the pic with the dimensions to Boyd Welding (instead of doing a 3D drawing. They did not reply. I did find a tank at US Plastics that I think would fit. See below. But I want to try the bulkhead fitting first.
5 Gallon CARB/EPA Natural Tank with 3.5" Neck - 15" L x 8.5" W x 1.25" H | U.S. Plastic Corp.
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WOW, that's a cheap price, even their 20 gallon tank is much cheaper than what your dealer wanted for the 5 gallon direct replacement!.. But, I say a metal tank is much better!.. it's hard to put out a gasoline fire!..

 

[Marks481]

But, I say a metal tank is much better!.. it's hard to put out a gasoline fire!..

Only took one tub fire and a half melted gas tank to convince me.