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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (3/13)
2/10/12 2:22pm

The Rook

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Not to be a wise guy, but what about that spray sealer they sell on TV?

The one where the guy sprays a screen door on a boat bottom and puts it out on a lake.

Its called Flex Seal.....worth a shot IMHO

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (4/13)
2/10/12 4:06pm

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Is replacing it out of the question? I replaced mine rather than fool around with it.

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (5/13)
2/10/12 4:15pm

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Is replacing it out of the question? I replaced mine rather than fool around with it.

Dave

Dave,

I would love to replace it but the cheapest I've seen these is for $200 used on ebay. Anyone know of another place to get one?

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (6/13)
2/10/12 4:16pm

In the interim guess I'll try the Flex Seal that The Rook suggested, and yes I did see the commercial, but I wont be floating my car in any lake!

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (7/13)
2/10/12 4:41pm

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I used JB weld on mine 72 2 years ago and it is still holding. I plasted it first to make it clean then but the JB weld on and left to dry good and primed and painted it before putting it back in the vett.

good luck

Dean

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (8/13)
2/10/12 5:11pm

DaveM

persico said: Is replacing it out of the question? I replaced mine rather than fool around with it.

Dave

Dave,

I would love to replace it but the cheapest I've seen these is for $200 used on ebay. Anyone know of another place to get one?

CHECK THIS OUT.....http://www.volvette.com/HE76H.html

Dave

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (9/13)
2/10/12 7:50pm

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That sounds like the ticket, Dave! You couldn't fix it cheaper then that!

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (10/13)
2/11/12 1:00pm

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Something like that might work in a pinch. The early cars('68-'72) had a fairly large, square-ish vac tank under the driver side fender. They needed the larger tank with the vac wiper door and headlights, plus, a lot of the engines in them days din't produce a lot of vacuum at idle anyway, so the larger reservoir was welcome. Starting with the '73 model, they used the front "crossmember" as a vac storage tank for several years....pretty neat idea. Thumbs Up

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (11/13)
2/11/12 1:34pm

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This is what my tank looked like when fixed and repainted

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (12/13)
2/11/12 11:34pm

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A friend of mine used JBWeld and it worked for him. He said getting a clean buffed surface was the ticket.

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Re: Vacuum Storage Tank - not sure what forum this should be in (13/13)
2/13/12 5:21pm

Thanks for all the replies! I did take the tank down to bare metal in a blasting cabinet before trying the JB Weld so not sure why it didnt hold for me (Dean couldnt see your picture don't know if it was the post or me!) I am going to go to my local radiator repair guy to see if he can solder it, other than that I guess I'll go to the Campbell Soup can (or is it Progresso?)

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