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Old 02-03-2014, 11:39 AM
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Exclamation Fuel Filler Tube Repair

Whilst at Home Depot one day, I saw a display for FiberFix Tape. I was going to get fancy and replace my leaky filler neck with stainless tubing, but thought this might be a great temporary fix. I could find no information on the cured resin's solvent resistance, so I wrapped the leaky area in self-fusing silicone tape before laying on the FiberFix. It has been two weeks now with zero evidence of leaks and no fuel smell in the garage. Maybe this is the permanent fix.
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Old 02-03-2014, 08:08 PM
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Why did the filler neck fail?
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Old 02-04-2014, 07:38 AM
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Rust pinholes formed under the area covered with split-loom plastic. I should have taken the plastic completely off instead of just rotating the split to the bottom.
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Old 03-28-2014, 10:11 PM
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The photo of the repair I previously posted appears corrupt.
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No leaks since installing the silicone and FiberFix tape.
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