'78 GS750 Gas Tank Leak

[Crabbypants15]

Oh wise men of old, hear my cry! Recently found my tank dripping gas and after some investigating, it seems gas is seeping out of the circled area, in between the tank and the tab where the tank sits against the rubber mounts. It's not a fast leak, held it so the gas would pool in that area and it moistened after about 30 seconds, no dripping though. I bought some Seal All to try and fix the leak, but not sure if it would be better to somehow re-weld the tab back on? I was looking through the threads here and saw Wingman's post on resealing the tank, considered that option as well (Linking here for reference). I figured I wasn't the first person to ever run into this specific problem and ask here, picture attached as well. Thank you for your time!

 

[KiwiAlfa156]

I'd be very cautious about any form of welding on a gas tank. Its great way to lose a limb.

 

[Kiwi Canuck]

A tank liner would be the easiest fix.

I've used the POR15 motorcycle tank liner kit a few times and they are good value and work really well.
https://por15.com/products/motorcycle-fuel-tank-repair-kit

The only issue I found was flash rusting after the etch and rinse, use isopropyl alcohol after the rinse and pour 2-3 litres (2-3 quarts) into the tank, swish around and then dump it out and then dry it with a heat gun.

When you pour in the liner, allow at least 1 - 1.5 hour for this step, keep rotating the tank to ensure you get everything inside coated, after it starts to get a little thicker, pour out the extra and keep rotating it so as to not get any pooling in the bottom., stay with it until nothing is moving around and you are done.

Check out a few youtube videos on the topic for more detailed instructions if needed.

Good luck,

David.

 

[Mary Hinge]

If you don't want to go with lining the tank just clean off the area indent it a little and stick a blob of JB weld on it.

 

[unfocused]

Actually, find someone that knowns how to repair tanks. The way it's done correctly it to get a hot iron and solder the hole closed... Also, if there's a hole, lining the tank won't last.

 

[Crabbypants15]

I appreciate everyone's input. I'll try and do some more researching on the suggestions. Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket tanks and their fitment? I'm considering that as a possible shorter-term solution.

 

[Eli69]

Epoxy on the outside and por15 on the inside has held up on my old gs1000 and that tank was leaking from about 5 different spots.

 

[uk gs nut]

I had exactly the same problem with my gs1000 tank, it was only a slight weep. I dried out the tank to get the fuel vapours out. Then cleaned the area around mountings and soldered it up, the tank needed re paint anyway. Been fine for years now.
20181123_194537 by Dennis Harland, on Flickr