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, Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:44:48
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...cracked, as dave says, where the bolts go through it. Apparently a stress point unforeseen by the original designers and not fixed over the years.
I had a backup ready to try to install, except one of the studs that bolts it on had been sheared off by a prior owner of the junk car I nabbed it from.
While I was pondering that one, I took my car in for a sticker and when I got it back they informed me that they'd fixed my leaky washer tank.
They did it with some silicone sealer, and it has held up for nearly a year.
I read on a package of two-part epoxy sealer meant for fixing poly tanks etc. that to use it, you first flame the area you intend to seal, lightly, with a propane torch. This I guess drives off the waxy volatiles in the surface of the poly. You're supposed to test it before applying the glue, by wetting the area with water. If the water beads up, you need to flame it some more. If it wets out and spreads, then the plastic is ready to make a bond with the epoxy. ('Course, dry the area well before gluing.)
I think to try a proper repair you'd need to have the tank out but the tiny M6 studs at the ends of the long steel rods that mount it need to be treated with care. You've gotta pull the front inner fender liner and maybe more to get at things, no picnic.
Maybe putting in a tank and pump from some other car is the answer, but as you say, just where? And from what car would you get one that's a good fit?
posted by 72.73....
, Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:07:04, Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:44:48
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