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WTF!!??!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

DON'T USE PERMATEX NO 1 ON GAS TANKS! IT IS COMPLETE CRAP THAT IT IS GAS RESISTANT. I let this stuff cure for THREE DAYS and this is about an hour after putting gas back in my tank...this is plain ridiculous for something that is supposed to be gas resistant!!!!!

Good to see it didn't catch on fire!!
I have found 1 really good sealant for Gas, and that is the Stag Joint Sealant. Bought some when I was Down Under, in a Tube. Posted it in Sham's Not Start Thread. Really good stuff, I Highly recommend it. Can be bought here in the USA.

I may look into that, but another member here actually suggested making a rubber gasket out of an old inner tube. At this point, that sounds like a safer solution than using chemicals...

its good you didnt go away and come back to this mess or more
man be careful with gas
i had my 68 camaro go up in flames of gas leak not good
and i just lost a good friend due to gas fire
so Clutch becareful man

Motor Head wrote: Good to see it didn't catch on fire!!

I was walking out to go smoke a cigarette and smelled the gas inside the house. I knew at that point it was leaking, but I didn't expect to see the puddle! And I'm glad it didn't catch fire too! May have been saved by new wiring? LOL

P21 wrote: its good you didnt go away and come back to this mess or more
man be careful with gas
i had my 68 camaro go up in flames of gas leak not good
and i just lost a good friend due to gas fire
so Clutch becareful man

I was going to go for a ride today too...good thing this didn't happen while going 55 mph...would have sucked!

Seal - All, it's been around a long time.
www.google.com/products/catalog?rlz=1T4A...sDw&ved=0CDoQ8gIwAg#
What's leaking? a rot hole a split seam? the petcock threads?

tip that tank over and clean it off were you want to fix it. Get it dry with brake clean or acetone, or lacquer thinner etc. and smear this stuff on liberally. Let it dry the full lenght.

This is an old secret!!!

z1kzonly wrote: Seal - All, it's been around a long time.
www.google.com/products/catalog?rlz=1T4A...sDw&ved=0CDoQ8gIwAg#
What's leaking? a rot hole a split seam? the petcock threads?

tip that tank over and clean it off were you want to fix it. Get it dry with brake clean or acetone, or lacquer thinner etc. and smear this stuff on liberally. Let it dry the full lenght.

This is an old secret!!!

It's the petcock adapter plate. With the original gasket, it leaked a very small amount....to the point where I think it evaporated before it dripped. It was just slightly damp on the plate itself. I think I am going to run by lowes today to find a flat piece of rubber to make a gasket. I don't think I will ever use a chemical gasket on a fuel tank, or anything dealing with gas again!

If you make a gasket, make sure you use material that can stand up to GAS with ETHANOL. So many compounds, gaskets, fuel lines, filters, etc. Get eating with this crap Gas.

Motor Head wrote: If you make a gasket, make sure you use material that can stand up to GAS with ETHANOL. So many compounds, gaskets, fuel lines, filters, etc. Get eating with this crap Gas.

Ok...this may sound silly, but what about jb weld? I could use that on the plate and make sure it is set before reinstalling the petcock itself. If that will seal it, I will have no need to ever remove the adapter plate anyway...

Sorry the Permatex didn't work out, that sucks. And I'm glad you didn't get blown up. That's always a good thing.
I don't know how the JB Weld will do, but it sounds plausible. If it gets in where the threads for the petcock are, won't it be a pain to get it out though, for the petcock to seal? Did you have an O-ring on the petcock when you screwed it into the adapter plate? I'm just curious since I am going to do the same thing to mine. Maybe an O-ring with a bit of oil on it to make it seal and not get pinched when screwing it into the plate??? I'm thinking that plus the home made gasket (or the JB Weld) could be the ticket.