Fixing My Leaky Gas Tank - Can JB Weld Plug This Hole In The Fuel Tank Of My Old SUV / CSUV Vehicle?

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

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  • @orangetractorguy8201
    @orangetractorguy8201 3 года назад +46

    "If you aren't bleeding, you haven't done the job properly".....awesome.

  • @OverlandPNW
    @OverlandPNW 3 года назад +15

    I did this exact same thing to a gas tank I punctured on a 4x4 trail. Ever since, I always carry JB Weld with my tools !

  • @mrparrotman03
    @mrparrotman03 Год назад +31

    Unlike most gas cans with ‘safety valves’, this one is EASY to operate ruclips.net/user/postUgkx6IImIpPboNrtVJSROnpF9EnyBzRrJKP_ with one hand. Nudge the tab and press the thumb button (all with your thumb) and you’re filling your tank. I bought this to use with a pressure washer that needs frequent refilling and it’s been a blessing compared to most of the ‘safety cans’ being sold. ergonomic and easy to handle.

  • @ryoamora8655
    @ryoamora8655 13 дней назад

    So did it work?
    My 83 Toyota Tercel 4x4 wagon was leaking, used JB Weld Steelstik and it stopped the leak, for now.
    A real life saver till I buy the Tercel a new tank.

  • @browngreen933
    @browngreen933 2 года назад +5

    First thing to do is protect the underbody by squirting drain oil EVERYWHERE. It won't bring metal back, but it will greatly retard the rust from spreading.

  • @kennedybj1
    @kennedybj1 2 года назад +2

    i fixed mine with some but my leak was at the top of the tank around the crimp...4yrs ago

  • @kovie9162
    @kovie9162 Год назад +1

    So, did the JB-Weld putty last, 2 years in?
    Also, I'd put some plywood on top of those 2x4 pieces if you're going to put the scissor jack there. By themselves they could buckle in either direction. And, don't use WD-40 on rusty and stuck fasteners. Use a real penetration oil like PB Blaster. Finally I'd treat all that rust down there, with fluid film. Getting it all off, treating the bare metal then sealing it with something like POR-15 or epoxy paint would be ideal but it's very time-consuming (ask me how I know), so this would be a reliable shortcut.

  • @suzy_the_cockatoo
    @suzy_the_cockatoo 8 месяцев назад +2

    Used it on our boat fuel tank

  • @FidelityElectric
    @FidelityElectric 2 года назад +1

    JB Weld is awesome on everything I have used it on as long as you have the right stuff for the right application but they have a bunch of great products.

  • @matthewgross6958
    @matthewgross6958 3 года назад +3

    Tried to get some Old Milwaukee before settling in to catch-up. No luck in my loop of errands this evening. But Woodford Reserve tasting quite nice on a cold PA evening! Keep up the good work.

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад

      Hey Matthew thanks for the comment. Yes that Woodford Reserve is tasty. Enjoy 👍🍻

  • @011258stooie
    @011258stooie 3 года назад +3

    Diggin your style, jimmy, all the way from south yorkshire, england. Sub'd and shared :)

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад

      Thank you very much for the awesome comment🍻🍻

  • @Vinnietheboy
    @Vinnietheboy 10 месяцев назад +1

    It looks like you didn't even scrape the rust? I don't know if it's gonna stick to a rust. How did it hold?

  • @stephanhebert6670
    @stephanhebert6670 Год назад +2

    Hi!, is the fix still holding strong? No issues with the cold weather? I'm trying this on my Tribute gas tank in cold Montreal, Canada :)

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  Год назад

      Still ok. We get -35c here in the winter 👍

    • @stephanhebert6670
      @stephanhebert6670 Год назад +1

      @@JimmyMeatwhistle thanks for the reply, great to know that. :)

  • @sundial6919
    @sundial6919 3 года назад +5

    i would cordless drill wire brush it clean , run self tapping flat head sheet metal screw half way in then j.b. and finally gently tighten screw till just bottoms out then more j.b. should get you thru till you find better tank . * screw for stove flu should work nicely

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +2

      Hey thanks for the comment much appreciated. I was a bit nervous about scraping it or making sparks possibly?

    • @sundial6919
      @sundial6919 3 года назад +2

      @@JimmyMeatwhistle if possible put air hose inside tank where gas cap goes then purge fumes till you cant or barely detect fumes and itll be fine . I believe this will work well till you can find 1 . Cheers !

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад

      👍🍻

    • @nywildfire512
      @nywildfire512 3 года назад +1

      Very good advice, the protective coating has deteriorated and that rust has not left much metal. I’m going to do what you said

    • @nywildfire512
      @nywildfire512 3 года назад +1

      Great Video, Thanks Maybe Wet sand it. I’m gonna go fix mine now

  • @robrobster9148
    @robrobster9148 9 месяцев назад

    How is it holding up? Still leak free?

  • @TheNBCC12
    @TheNBCC12 2 года назад +1

    lol awesome outro!!

  • @pod9363
    @pod9363 2 года назад +2

    Fluid film my boi lol. I've been shplorting it all over my gas tank thats all crusty at the seams and its been holding together for a while

  • @noeromero6124
    @noeromero6124 5 месяцев назад

    Did it melt after a while, months, yrs? Did you have to replace the tank after (later)?

    • @dubskulls9554
      @dubskulls9554 5 месяцев назад

      I think it holds up for years as long as you clean the area well 1st and let it dry fully before filling your gas tank I put some on the end of my fuel lines it's gonna be done drying by tonight but I'm gonna wait in till tomorrow morning to start my van and see how it dose

  • @gorillaninja78
    @gorillaninja78 3 года назад +6

    She’s pretty rusty under there have you ever got it oiled or undercooked? Toyota’s are very reliable vehicles and it would rust out before the engine would die lol ✌🏻🇨🇦

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for the comment. No, haven't done that yet. Haven't had it that long, the actual body itself is beauty 👌

    • @Debodan
      @Debodan 2 года назад

      He lives in a wet environment….cars in upper states where theres snow or more rainfall tend to rust underside faster

  • @jking3892
    @jking3892 2 года назад +1

    LOL,, "if your not bleeding you haven't done the job properly"

  • @earldominguez3938
    @earldominguez3938 2 года назад +1

    THEAT RELEY WORK'S I LOVE IT I USIT OM MY CAR AND IT GOOD 👍.

  • @johnjv
    @johnjv 2 года назад +1

    Hey I did this and it stopped leaking. I filled back up with Jerry can and my gas light is on as if I’m low on fuel. Did this happen to you? What happening?

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад

      Maybe you need to put more fuel in it?

    • @johnjv
      @johnjv 2 года назад

      @@JimmyMeatwhistle no I don’t think so, I put 5 gallons in. My gas light is on though and there’s smoke and a lot of liquid coming out the exhaust pipe. Idk if that’s normal in any way

    • @Gasolinelitmatch15
      @Gasolinelitmatch15 2 года назад +1

      @@johnjv you got some other issues there champion

  • @Scatpack23
    @Scatpack23 3 года назад +1

    Hows it holding up , I noticed a very small hole on my 85 chevy silverado gas tank and bought some of this just now

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +1

      Hi and thanks for the comment. Still going strong, no problems whatsoever. 👍👍

    • @seancervantes1
      @seancervantes1 3 года назад +1

      How's it holding?

    • @Scatpack23
      @Scatpack23 3 года назад

      @@seancervantes1 it didn't work for me but maybe because when I applied it gas was leaking out

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +1

      Still holding up fine 👍

    • @seancervantes1
      @seancervantes1 3 года назад +1

      @@JimmyMeatwhistle I'm about to try it on mine. Using a wire brush to clean it very good. Not enough gas for it to leak ATM. Strap rubbed 2 pin holes in the tank

  • @owl1873
    @owl1873 3 года назад

    Im going teach you the right way.

  • @jonquis07
    @jonquis07 3 года назад +3

    I couldnt get mine to stick. It kept getting hard and falling off.

  • @WilliamGemstone
    @WilliamGemstone 2 года назад +1

    How's it holding up 1 year later?

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад

      I sold a vehicle but as far as I know, it's still holding.

  • @hiimholdin2397
    @hiimholdin2397 2 года назад +2

    I must have got a bad batch because it stuck to nothing literally peeled off right after it dried

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад

      That is weird. I've only used it twice and both were on gas tanks and both times were successful

  • @justmaskdoeswrestling7454
    @justmaskdoeswrestling7454 2 года назад +1

    So I bought a ranger truck with a bolt in the tank where the previous owner tried to seal it and now it’s sweating/dripping pretty good, could I drain the tank dry it clean it and everything and put a big piece of jb weld over the bolt to stop it leaking?

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад

      Who knows, it might work.

    • @frankdavidson9675
      @frankdavidson9675 2 года назад +3

      i use jb weld a lot mixed right its there forever main thing is clean the area real good (shinny metal ) ---- it will work on wood or plastic

    • @unlit1748
      @unlit1748 Год назад

      How about on a fuel line? Got a yard truck that is so rusty can't take off many things, lol gas tank held on by ratchet straps. Use it to plow my driveway. But I'm in so much trouble if I can't get this fixed. Won't be able to get out and no one to plow. Everyone said they won't, long dirt road with lots of incline.
      I'm worried about putting this on a line and the heat being too much.

  • @wesfrance48
    @wesfrance48 3 года назад +4

    How has the job weld been doing on the tank?

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +8

      Hi Wes. It's holding up perfectly. Somebody said in the comments that I'll have to replace the tank at some point but I don't think so lol. no issues 👍👍

    • @wesfrance48
      @wesfrance48 3 года назад

      @@JimmyMeatwhistle good to hear thanks for the quick response.

    • @anthonymugnaini7996
      @anthonymugnaini7996 3 года назад +1

      Having a leak in my plow truck , how's it holding up as of now ?

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +3

      Still holding no problems

    • @anthonymugnaini7996
      @anthonymugnaini7996 3 года назад +2

      @@JimmyMeatwhistle Came back hoping for a response! Glad i did, going to be checking my tank was leaking pretty badly so i'm hoping to tackle that in the next day or so. Reaching you from Norther WI so we have snow on the ground as I type this. THANK YOU!!

  • @johnschortgen2003
    @johnschortgen2003 3 года назад +1

    How long did it hold?

  • @stevenguyen7124
    @stevenguyen7124 2 года назад +2

    I think it will leak again since not clean enough.

  • @rickfaulkner9027
    @rickfaulkner9027 2 года назад +1

    I would have put a screw and rubber washer in it

  • @off-gridhillbillystyle3735
    @off-gridhillbillystyle3735 Год назад +2

    For a hole like that just drop the tank. It's not hard. Fill it with water. Drain it. Then weld the hole. Your done

  • @lexieipp994
    @lexieipp994 3 года назад +1

    how long does it last?

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +1

      It's still going, not sure how long, maybe forever

  • @shaneross7428
    @shaneross7428 3 года назад +1

    You didn't say if it stopped the leak.

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +1

      Yes it stopped the leak and it still working fine

  • @drewdew6874
    @drewdew6874 Год назад

    You didnt prep that surface at all lmao

  • @derekoverhage9180
    @derekoverhage9180 2 года назад

    Jb weld is garbage I had someone hammer a screwdriver into my gas tank. That crap works for 2 days before I start losing half a tank a day.

  • @happytobsaved
    @happytobsaved 2 года назад

    You just saved me $2000.00

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад +1

      Good stuff! 👍🍺

    • @happytobsaved
      @happytobsaved 2 года назад

      @@JimmyMeatwhistle ive paid a garage to fix it , thought it was the fuel pump leaking, vent port is moulded to the tank , now he says that is where it leaks around that and wanted to " just throw a new tank in" , at 1,500.00 just for the new tank?
      Na, rub some of this around it , you can barely see it , I know I think it's the vent hose myself, we will see ...
      That connection has been bothering me , says he replaced it, but upon me looking it's not done.
      So, when he gets my gas gauge working again because he probably put the pump in the wrong direction? And it won't go past 3/4 and reads wrong now...ugh ..
      Sometimes you figure it out while they got it , and just want it back in one piece!

  • @beastlychase
    @beastlychase 2 года назад

    Pb blaster

  • @nedkline886
    @nedkline886 3 года назад +1

    pb blaster is much better than wd40, eventualy you are going to need a new tank.

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад

      Hi Ned and thanks for the comment. I have some of that somewhere, but couldn't find it. Definitely going to need a new tank, but not today 😆

    • @keylempi
      @keylempi 3 года назад

      Depends on the use. PB Baster will eat plastics!

  • @owl1873
    @owl1873 3 года назад +1

    Wy don't anyone bother sanding the repair area down to bare metal. Rookie mistake.

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад

      Hey I think you should use a grinder instead 👍

  • @chuckvalhallen
    @chuckvalhallen 2 года назад +1

    This does NOT work. You'll end up cursing at your gas tank in a week or two. Trust me. I did it and it DOES NOT HOLD

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад

      It's been well over a year and it's holding fine. I actually did this on a vintage F250 Ford and it's holding fine as well

    • @chuckvalhallen
      @chuckvalhallen 2 года назад +1

      Unless you got a time lapse video and can show it holding...what reason does anyone have to believe anything you are SAYING.

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад +2

      Or you, for that matter. It does nothing to me to lie about it. I'm not part of the company, they haven't paid me; it means nothing to me. It sounds like you got some skin in the game, though...😂

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  2 года назад +2

      How about you make a time-lapse on your failures?

  • @chuckwalters4759
    @chuckwalters4759 2 года назад

    Wacked off road.... lol

  • @gomerpyle2301
    @gomerpyle2301 3 года назад +1

    Jb weld doesn't work on gas tanks

    • @JimmyMeatwhistle
      @JimmyMeatwhistle  3 года назад +8

      I better tell my gas tank that 🤣

    • @kennedybj1
      @kennedybj1 2 года назад +1

      i fixed mine with some but my leak was at the top of the tank around the crimp...4yrs ago