Hi all,
I am in need of a fuel tank for my 1971 4 door Triumph Toledo. The tank is near to perishing on the bottom due to moisture in the boot floor. Does anyone know where I could get hold of one or know of a good repairer/refurbishment place I could sent it to? Preferably not too pricey.
Many Thanks,
Aaron
Triumph Toledo fuel tank advice!!!
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Jon Tilson
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Re: Triumph Toledo fuel tank advice!!!
Hens teeth...
Remove, clean up the rust with good stuff like Jenolite or bilt hamber. Get it as clean as you can.
If you get pin holes you may need a patch welded over. Pray you dont....
Lots won't weld a tank.
You can get repair stuff for tanks if you do get holes...
Paint with Eastwood rust encapsulator and then some good high zinc primer and black stone chip...
Worked for me on a couple of dolly tanks.
Jonners
Remove, clean up the rust with good stuff like Jenolite or bilt hamber. Get it as clean as you can.
If you get pin holes you may need a patch welded over. Pray you dont....
Lots won't weld a tank.You can get repair stuff for tanks if you do get holes...
Paint with Eastwood rust encapsulator and then some good high zinc primer and black stone chip...
Worked for me on a couple of dolly tanks.
Jonners
Note from Admin: sadly Jon passed away in February 2018 but his humour and wealth of knowledge will be fondly remembered by all. RIP Jonners.
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aaronstorey
Re: Triumph Toledo fuel tank advice!!!
Hi Jonners,
I have come to realise they're like hens teeth as I knew it would be a long shot to find someone who had one haha. I think I'll try what you've suggested but if all else fails I might just have to dish out the cash for a refurb.
Many thanks for the help
Aaron
I have come to realise they're like hens teeth as I knew it would be a long shot to find someone who had one haha. I think I'll try what you've suggested but if all else fails I might just have to dish out the cash for a refurb.
Many thanks for the help
Aaron
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bodgerben
Re: Triumph Toledo fuel tank advice!!!
As Jonners says, hen's teeth.
My Toledo's tank did have a few pin holes, it took a couple of weeks to clean it out thoroughly, a hand full of pea shingle and one of those fuel tank repair kits from Frost. POR one I think I used. But the pin holes became proper holes once the pea shingle and cleaner got to work, so I used some araldite type two part fuel tank repair stuff. JB Weld, fuel resistant stuff.
The tank looks lovely inside when clean, if you run your finger around the sender hole and have any residue on it, it needs more cleaning. Look inside and it should be shiny shiny.
And if you do epoxy repair it like I did mine you need to fill it with more cleaner and leave it so you can check for leaks.
Cost a bloody fortune in materials, and took ages to get spotless, but it's been fine for a year or so and she's used all year (well, no so much now as I'm hooning around in the SE6A for summer ) I'll cut the boot up to fit a standard alloy tank next time I need to do one, It'll be easier modifying the tank space than getting a new tank made.
My Toledo's tank did have a few pin holes, it took a couple of weeks to clean it out thoroughly, a hand full of pea shingle and one of those fuel tank repair kits from Frost. POR one I think I used. But the pin holes became proper holes once the pea shingle and cleaner got to work, so I used some araldite type two part fuel tank repair stuff. JB Weld, fuel resistant stuff.
The tank looks lovely inside when clean, if you run your finger around the sender hole and have any residue on it, it needs more cleaning. Look inside and it should be shiny shiny.
And if you do epoxy repair it like I did mine you need to fill it with more cleaner and leave it so you can check for leaks.
Cost a bloody fortune in materials, and took ages to get spotless, but it's been fine for a year or so and she's used all year (well, no so much now as I'm hooning around in the SE6A for summer
) I'll cut the boot up to fit a standard alloy tank next time I need to do one, It'll be easier modifying the tank space than getting a new tank made.