roncoinc
Official Stihl Disser
This fix is on a husky 365.
like most plastic tanks the seam is overlapped and sometimes loosens and leaks.
All that is needed is a soldering iron to fix it.
I went a little further with my tools to make it easier but with patience one soldering iron will do the job..
these are the tools i use..
A heat gun to pre heat the plastic,a soldering iron with a fine pointed tip,a soldering iron with is what is called a "screwdriver" tip,PVC plumbing pipe cleaner and a wire brush and a rag to wipe..
i could see where the tank leaked by the clean area in the seam and marked it off..
then using the PVC pipe cleaner and a snall wire brush i cleaned the seam out..
then taking the heat gun i warmed up the seam are and used the pointed tip soldering iron to draw a deep line down the middle of the seam..
with the other soldering iron with the screwdriver tip set at 800deg at a 90 deg angle i pushed excess from the edge of the seam toward the middle of the cut i made at first.
then i did the same to the other side leaving a ridge of plastic right in the middle of where the original seam was..
have to add to post to add more pix
like most plastic tanks the seam is overlapped and sometimes loosens and leaks.
All that is needed is a soldering iron to fix it.
I went a little further with my tools to make it easier but with patience one soldering iron will do the job..
these are the tools i use..
A heat gun to pre heat the plastic,a soldering iron with a fine pointed tip,a soldering iron with is what is called a "screwdriver" tip,PVC plumbing pipe cleaner and a wire brush and a rag to wipe..
i could see where the tank leaked by the clean area in the seam and marked it off..
then using the PVC pipe cleaner and a snall wire brush i cleaned the seam out..
then taking the heat gun i warmed up the seam are and used the pointed tip soldering iron to draw a deep line down the middle of the seam..
with the other soldering iron with the screwdriver tip set at 800deg at a 90 deg angle i pushed excess from the edge of the seam toward the middle of the cut i made at first.
then i did the same to the other side leaving a ridge of plastic right in the middle of where the original seam was..
have to add to post to add more pix