For my repair, I just used my MIG welder to fill the holes. Most of the smaller holes were easy without burning through, but some of the other larger ones I laid a bead around the hole and build up filler on the ID until the hole was gone. This was not 100% effective in that I can see some pinholes with the tank held up to the sunlight, but these are so small that I feel that filling them with SEAL ALL should be effective. Once I do that, I plan on putting a layer of JB Weld with the cloth reinforcement over the whole bottom area as mentioned on the 1st page by Jim in LA.
It's a bit convoluted, and I'm sure that it could have been done better in a single step by a number of you fine people, but it seemed the best option for me and my skills. I'd have cut the bottom off if it weren't for the fuel outlet tube on the bottom that I wasn't 100% sure of being able to reattach it well enough.
I figure that this should work, probably for quite a while, and if/when it fails, I'll cut the bottom off and weld or braze a new one on as suggested. This gave me more experience with the MIG welder and gas tanks that will come in handy when that time comes.
Thanks again to everyone with their suggestions.
Edit: One question about the laquer thinner to thin JB Weld per Jim's method - are Acetone, Naptha, Xylene or Mineral Spirits acceptable substitutes? I have those onhand.
This post was edited by timsch on 12/30/2022 at 09:18 am.
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