(Advice/tips)Leaking gas from rivets surrounding shutoff valve

My experience with repairing these tanks is that there is a reinforcement flange on the inside that the rivets are bucked against. The tank metal usually is cracked (- generally caused by removing/tightening a fuel valve) and the correct way to repair this is to weld up the holes & cracks in the tank metal and redrill. Then re-rivet the flange & buck back in. While you can access it by cutting a hole in the backside, I would cut the entire tank open and do a complete restoration on the tank.
 
Kahuna said:
Katy
If you have any alcohol in the gasoline, that will soften the J B Weld.
Straight gas won't affect it.
Jim
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Thanks Jim, I never thought about the alcohol part. It's hard to find gas w/out alcohol in it around here.
 
Thanks Brent, we had a local shop in Marietta, GA weld up the cracks-rivets and no more leaks around the shutoff valve! Really do appreciate all your posts on various issues, sure wish you guys were closer to ATL!
 
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