[tcb] Re: Does Anybody Know How to Fix a Leaky Westfalia Water Tank?
- From: <bustravler@xxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 8:29:06 -0500
I may have one. What year is your Westy?
---- kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I should have known I was in trouble when I saw the failed attempts from
> the previous owner.
> The bottom of the tank has two threaded holes. Into one screws the pump,
> into the other screws the drain petcock.
> They are both cracked. If I had to guess, somebody let it freeze with water
> in it.
> Well I got up under there and coated it with Plumber's Goop. (awesome
> stuff!) But it didn't work.
> So I had to actually cut the tank out of the cabinet with a saw. I
> unscrewed the pump and petcock, then screwed them back in with fresh plumbing
> tape, then slathered the whole mess with half a tube of Plumber's Goop. I
> checked it for leaks. Nothing. I put it back in and rebuilt the cabinet.
> Naturally, it still leaks.
> The problem, I believe, is this- The tank is made of a slippery
> petro-chemical plastic that nothing sticks to. The surface, even when clean
> and dry, always has an oily slippy feel to it.
> I am usually really good at fixing things like this and if Plumber's Goop
> wont do it I am at a complete loss as to what to do.
> Epoxy won't even stick to it, due to it's oily slippy nature.
> It's just two tiny cracks! How can I seal this bitch?
> Any thoughts?
> I guess I'll try looking for another tank, but I'm not holding my breath
> for one of those to pop up! .
>
>
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