[Diy_efi] fuel tank fittings

[James Panter]

No matter what source of heat you use the bonding plastic must be compatible 
with the plastic being bonded.  Getting the right material gets to be the 
tricky part.            Jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Yates" <tmc_mike_yates at sbcglobal.net>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] fuel tank fittings


We used to weld alot of Ocean Kayak brand kayaks at a boat store i
worked for and we used a heat gun with a reducing nozzle on it. This
was the manufacturers recomended method. and they even would sell you
a kit that was just that, a heat gun with a reducing nozzle, and
strips of their particular blend of plastic.

Mike

On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:10:34 +0100, you wrote:

>On Wed, 2007-08-29 at 09:38 -0500, wdsmith wrote:
>
>> Now, if you have read between the lines, you are probably wondering why
>> you can't just grab an old soldering iron 9or a cheap new one) and get 
>> busy?
>>
>> I can't think of any reason.
>
>I would be very wary of welding plastic with a soldering iron - I've
>found that you get very little penetration if you can only heat the
>surfaces, and that the joints are quite brittle.
>
>I'd be wary of using such joins on a fuel system, especially for petrol.
>
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