I see kits available in auto parts places that say they are specific to certain types of repair. I know one of them is for plastic tanks. You get a bit of epoxy type stuff to mix up and a small bit of cloth. I think the instructions call for cleaning and sanding a bit and then just smearing the stuff over the cloth. I have yet to do this on a plastic tank but we did use one of these kits intended for gas tank repair to make patch as small hole in a gas tank on an old Jeep a year ago and it has held up fine so far. I think the brand name on the one we used was Permatex.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:01 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] what adhesive to use for expansion tank I broke a vent line nipple off a fuel expansion tank on my Vanagon. The plastic is kind of a milky-white, slightly waxy feeling. Is this polypropylene? Anyway -- what adhesive would be good for repairing this? I plan to try inserting a bit of thin-walled tubing for reinforcement, then gluing the nipple back on. It did not break off right at the base, so I think this will work. Is this a job for Shoe Goo? Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
