Had a little oops...
 

I've been putting off drilling a hole in the top of my alloy fuel tank, for the gauge sender. After finally going for it, drilled the hole and looked through into the tank, and remembered why i wasn't going to drill it at the end...

My tank has baffles in it, and where i drilled the float arm would be undeneath a baffle, so wouldn't work.

Anyhoo, I've drilled another one at the opposite end, which i should be able to fit the float round the baffle.

So my question is, can i tigerseal a square of aluminium over the first hole i've drilled? Will that fail IVA? :( :confused:

if it was me i would weld it back up. its the only way to be sure. i dont think tiger seal is fuel proof

I cant weld aluminium :( And I dont want to take it all out, to get it done somewhere.

The other thing i thought about was riveting a plate over the hole with a cork gasket.

Make it into an inspection panel get a larger piece as you sugest an bolt it on with a neoprene / nitrile rubber gaskett ( one o them cant remember whicb is better )

Im fitting an internal pump so i need a large inspection panel so planned this route to fit my pump but im not using ally

Tiger seal is not fuel proof, ask me how I know!!!
Cork and or rubber if you must, you could take the opportunity to fit breathers and fuel return gubbins.

you need some of this "we call it shit in the trade"

http://www.silmid.com/Products/Seala...R1782C150.aspx
:D

Thanks for the help guys, Il'll bolt a bigger plate on with a gasket.

:eek: £40 quid he could pay someone to weld it back up !

Or the less than a tenner option cork preferably a fuel resistant rubber gasket and some bolts :)

Remember the book title ? Lol

i would have happily donated a tube full to the cause as we use it everyday....:p

And doesn't that sh1t get everywhere Kambo