Plastic Welding A Gas Tank: Free & Easy DIY Tutorial!

It doesn’t matter what brand of gas tank you have, Honda, Kohler, Briggs and Stratton, Stihl, Husqvarna - you can repair them all, for free, within minutes!
Plastic welding a leaking gas tank is a permanent repair and will not leak again in the future. Follow along with this DIY, step by step tutorial and with nothing other that an old screw driver and a means of heating it up, you save a huge amount of money, learn a new skill and get your small engine back up and running in no time!
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00:00 Repair a leaking gas tank
00:23 What you need to plastic weld a gas tank
01:17 How to find a leak in a gas tank
01:51 Preparation for plastic welding a gas tank
02:44 How to plastic weld a gas tank
04:34 Testing gas tank after fixing the leak

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

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[@briantayes2418]

I use a woodburning kit, it has a lift putty knife tip. Plastic milk jugs and zap straps make good filler material.

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Awesome thanks for sharing!!

[@almclean4835]

Nice tidy job Tom

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Thank you!

[@tinkerscorner54]

Plastic welding has become a favorite repair technique I've been using for several years now. I used it to repair an otherwise completely ruined dash and door panels in a 2001 Ford Ranger project truck. In order to see any of the repairs, you have to look really closely and know about where the repairs are. A neighbor bought a Toyota Tacoma that a previous owner had cut up the air filter box and tried to install a cold air intake only to ruin the truck and make it inoperable. It took about an hour and three plastic welding strips in order to get the box to where it could be used and the mass Airflow Sensor would work properly. Then we were able to address the other issues that the truck was having. I have a Craftsman LT1000 sitting in the back yard that is waiting for me to do the very repair that you are doing here when/if I ever get to it. (Funny how personal equipment gets put on the back burner at times). But Plastic Welding has really changed the amount of items that get thrown away around our neighborhood. It is a great skill to learn and not that hard. Equipment can be inexpensive or improvised, like in this video, or you can get a kit from Harbor Freight or similar for about $16, and go up from there to how much you want to spend for your needs and beyond up into the thousands of dollars. Great repair, neatly done and great video! Thanks for posting this.

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Thank you for sharing! It sure is a useful technique isn’t it!!

[@jonahlowe7649]

Thank you I was trying to weld a mini tiller gas tank last night and was getting a small leak this very helpful thank you

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

That’s awesome timing! Good to hear :)

[@jimbrewer2893]

were were taught how to repair plastic in my previous job. What I found best to smooth out the repair is a putty knife. It's flat surface works well to smooth the surface. Good one Tom.

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Thanks for the tip! I’ll try a putty knife :)

[@jwayne777]

Outstanding video, mate.😂Funny how this episode came out right as Im done welding a Craftsman Eager1 gas tank leak. I must say the most important portion is cleaning and wiping the plastic with Acetone or nail polish remover is THE MOST IMPORTANT! I learned the hardway when I destroyed a ryobi cs30 gas tank trying to learn.

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Spot on!! Clean clean clean :) thanks for watching!

[@Big_Johns]

That's amazing Tom, you did a great job with it you old pro. 🙂👍

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Thanks John! Thanks for the cable tie trick, that will sure come in handy I bet!!

[@Big_Johns]

🤣 anytime brother

[@steveriggenbach90]

Great info. Would you recommend first putting a little water in the tank then emptying?

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

It isn’t necessary, but you can use compressed air to remove any fumes in you’re unsure that it’s fully empty!

[@williamemerson1799]

Watch out bud! The folks that sell the plastic welding kits are gonna be coming for ya. 🥴

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Hahah thanks mate :)

[@denisosborne9040]

😅 P r o m o S M

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

👍

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

👏👏👏nice one Tom professional job done, when you mentioned a rodent going about i was waiting for @Big_Johns photo to pop up 😂😂 just kidding

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

Thanks Nev! I appreciate the kind words mate :)

[@Big_Johns]

Kind words?? LoL!!! 🤣🤣

[@VintageEngineRepairs]

@@Big_Johns I ignored Nevs cheeky comment 🤣

[@Big_Johns]

LoL, I’d expect nothing less from Nev 🤣👍🏼

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

@@VintageEngineRepairs he likes it Tom 😂👌