PVC Fuel Tank
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Many folks have made fuel tanks out of PVC.
Some seal the inside with POR15 or Kreem fuel tank liner as an extra precaution.
Other folks do not seal it and just make darned sure that it is well glued together and have not had issues with it melting or leaking either.
Some seal the inside with POR15 or Kreem fuel tank liner as an extra precaution.
Other folks do not seal it and just make darned sure that it is well glued together and have not had issues with it melting or leaking either.
Those things are called petcocks or fuel valves. A small ball valve from a home improvement store will work just fine.
The actual hose attaches to a hose barb.
You will need to thread the hose barb onto the valve yourself. Use yellow thread tape to seal the threads. A PVC threaded end cap with a super teeny tiny vent hole drilled through it will work fine as a gas cap.
Build it all for less than $15, I highly doubt it.
The actual hose attaches to a hose barb.
You will need to thread the hose barb onto the valve yourself. Use yellow thread tape to seal the threads. A PVC threaded end cap with a super teeny tiny vent hole drilled through it will work fine as a gas cap.
Build it all for less than $15, I highly doubt it.
2" is fine, the tank will be a bit long if you want a decent capacity though.
Yow will need a drill to make a hole and a pipe thread tap to thread the hole for the petcock.
The most common size used for this application is 1/8 NPT threaded ball valve.
Yow will need a drill to make a hole and a pipe thread tap to thread the hole for the petcock.
The most common size used for this application is 1/8 NPT threaded ball valve.
I tried to fabricate a tank out of sheet PVC it was thin stuff about 1/16 or 1/8" and made it with the water proof pvc cement and JB weld. After about a day it started softening and eventually melted though the areas that were coated with the waterproof cement seemed to hold up just fine. I thought about making a tank and coating the inside completely with the waterproof cement (whew it smells) but just eventually got a moped tank. Now I have no worries, it's not exactly like what I want but it's better than the P-nut tank.
I would recommend using "Christy's Red Hot Blue Glue" as a cement.
I don't know if it will work, but it is extremely aggressive and is what I would try first.
The $4 petcock from Dax will work fine, but it is not a 1/8 NPT thread.
I cannot recall what thread it is. Hopefully someone else can chime in.
I don't know if it will work, but it is extremely aggressive and is what I would try first.
The $4 petcock from Dax will work fine, but it is not a 1/8 NPT thread.
I cannot recall what thread it is. Hopefully someone else can chime in.
Read this:
Cristy's Red Hot Blue Glue for Flexible PVC Pipe Cement for Water Garden & Pond Use -- TJB-INC Online Store
Then choose one or a few of the following:
HOW TO CUT AND GLUE PVC PIPE
or this:
How To Glue PVC Pipe Video
or this:
How to Glue PVC Plumbing Pipe | eHow.com
or this:
Gluing PVC Pipe | Plumbing | This Old House - 1
I did a Yahoo search and came up with 11+ pages of "how to" results.
Cristy's Red Hot Blue Glue for Flexible PVC Pipe Cement for Water Garden & Pond Use -- TJB-INC Online Store
Then choose one or a few of the following:
HOW TO CUT AND GLUE PVC PIPE
or this:
How To Glue PVC Pipe Video
or this:
How to Glue PVC Plumbing Pipe | eHow.com
or this:
Gluing PVC Pipe | Plumbing | This Old House - 1
I did a Yahoo search and came up with 11+ pages of "how to" results.
http://http://motorbicycling.com/f3/pvc-tank-how-21154.html
heres a great buildup on a pvc tank build and mine at the end
heres a great buildup on a pvc tank build and mine at the end
some people have i didnt i saw few posts were people said even without doing anything to the inside their tanks did fine after a year or so im not overly concerned with it at the moment. so far ive had gas sitting in it for a week and realy no complaints on it
I'm wondering that too, because I remember reading on a site that PVC deteriorates from contact with gasoline.
It which case it might be a good idea to line it with a sealer or resin that can withstand the gasoline.
i wana say 10 for the pipe 3 bucks a cap 4 for the glue and maybe another 4 for the nozzle and lid so maybe 24 bones i had considered sealing it but saw a few threads on were people hadnt and it help fine for them for months so im gona roll the dice on it i do plan to put a 4 inch pipe size tank on the rear though give me a couple extra onces im hopeing we will see though .
u guys got me all paranoid about it rotting out what a bummer hmm to search engnes i go .
u guys got me all paranoid about it rotting out what a bummer hmm to search engnes i go .
