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Discussion in '308/328' started by qedqeq, Aug 6, 2016.

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  1. qedqeq

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    #1 qedqeq, Aug 6, 2016
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    Well a dab of black tile silicon and a garden variety brass hose union leads to it falling off.

    Why even spend the time doing something so useless.
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  2. 308 milano

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    #2 308 milano, Aug 6, 2016
    That's what happens when people try to remove old evap. Lines by just twisting and pulling insted of carefully taking a utility knife and cutting the rubber line across the length of the hose. ( careful not to cut into the nipple). You get to remove the gas tank and have the nipple soldered back on again. Or try the method above. Haha.
     
  3. qedqeq

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    #3 qedqeq, Aug 6, 2016
    LOLOL, Might as well try to use caulking instead, LOL

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    #4 i-velocita, Aug 6, 2016
    I wonder how long that repair lasted?
     
  5. qedqeq

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    #5 qedqeq, Aug 6, 2016
    The car has had that fuel smell since I bought it last summer
     
  6. 308 milano

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    #6 308 milano, Aug 7, 2016
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    I purchased quite a bit of aluminum tubing from Columbia River, You can buy just one foot of material if you like and shipping included would probably cost you $25. You would have enough material to work an arch in it to closely match the original piece, then cut it to length. ( sorry don't have their phone number at the moment ) I would rough the tank up around that opening with 36 grit sandpaper and then try some JB Weld, should work! And a lot easier then pulling that tank.
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  7. craiggo

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    #7 craiggo, Aug 7, 2016
    Oh sure, NOW you tell me! $400 worth or inert gas and aluminum welding later...

    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/308-328-sponsored-yellow-compass-group/441721-broken-fuel-tank-nipple.html
     
  8. qedqeq

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    #8 qedqeq, Aug 7, 2016
    Wow, this JBWeld stuff is pretty good.

    Bought some yesterday, cleaned around the area of the nipple, and applied some around the brass nipple that was put there by a PO. Let it cure overnight, even though it said 15 minutes to cure.

    Woke up this morning and went out to check it, it is rock solid, pulling on it sideways from different directions. That brass nipple ain't coming out.

    Thanks for the heads up.
     

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