1999 Bravada fuel tank vent busted
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1999 Bravada fuel tank vent busted
title says it all, went to replace fuel pump and plastic was so brittle this little guy broke off. its on the front of the tank i think its called vent valve. the ones i find only go up to 97 mine is a 99. anybody know where i can get one and how this comes out?
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do i have to replace the tank?
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why is this tank so hard to find? i either have to pay out the a** for one or use my busted one that leaks gas. i tried all my local junkyards, Ebay, Amazon and nothing. in fact most of my local junkyards said they pull the tanks and "punch" them (scrap them) when they get a vehicle in ARGHHH!!!!
Brass tubing (like
from Amazon, but whatever size you actually need), a drill bit slightly smaller than the tubing diameter, and some JB Weld will fix that right up.
Use the drill bit to open up the hole in both the broke off piece and the piece in the tank going only about 3/8" into the tank piece to keep the tubing from covering the port down into the tank. Cut the tubing to the appropriate length. Using a small block of wood and a hammer, tap the tubing into the tank side of the connection then tap the nipple onto the tubing about half way. Coat the original crack area and the tube with JB Weld then complete the assembly.
The tubing will add the much needed support to the fitting while JB Weld will seal it all up and should keep everything together.
Use the drill bit to open up the hole in both the broke off piece and the piece in the tank going only about 3/8" into the tank piece to keep the tubing from covering the port down into the tank. Cut the tubing to the appropriate length. Using a small block of wood and a hammer, tap the tubing into the tank side of the connection then tap the nipple onto the tubing about half way. Coat the original crack area and the tube with JB Weld then complete the assembly.
The tubing will add the much needed support to the fitting while JB Weld will seal it all up and should keep everything together.
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Joined: Aug 2013
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Brass tubing (like
from Amazon, but whatever size you actually need), a drill bit slightly smaller than the tubing diameter, and some JB Weld will fix that right up.
Use the drill bit to open up the hole in both the broke off piece and the piece in the tank going only about 3/8" into the tank piece to keep the tubing from covering the port down into the tank. Cut the tubing to the appropriate length. Using a small block of wood and a hammer, tap the tubing into the tank side of the connection then tap the nipple onto the tubing about half way. Coat the original crack area and the tube with JB Weld then complete the assembly.
The tubing will add the much needed support to the fitting while JB Weld will seal it all up and should keep everything together.
Use the drill bit to open up the hole in both the broke off piece and the piece in the tank going only about 3/8" into the tank piece to keep the tubing from covering the port down into the tank. Cut the tubing to the appropriate length. Using a small block of wood and a hammer, tap the tubing into the tank side of the connection then tap the nipple onto the tubing about half way. Coat the original crack area and the tube with JB Weld then complete the assembly.
The tubing will add the much needed support to the fitting while JB Weld will seal it all up and should keep everything together.
you should put that in a sticky or put that in DIY
