black plastic gas tanks with hole in the bottom

[Tinnybit]

Someone out there had to have run into the older black plastic fuel tanks W/ the hole in the bottom. They are designed to place a rubber gromlet over your shut off valve and then insert into the factory hole in the bottom of the tank. I want to modify this nightmare so I can somehow install a permenent male nozzel that I could then run gas line over the nozzel and put a clamp on it. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks, TB

 

[Rivets]

I have taken these tanks to my local auto body shop where they have a special adhesive which you can permanently attach an outlet to the tank. Can't tell you the name of the epoxy they use, but it has saved my butt many times.

 

[midnite rider]

You could try plastic welding a nipple on and here is a video that shows how to weld plastic.

Plastic Welding: How to weld plastic with the Leister Triac Plastic Welding Kit

Link to Harbor freight which sells welding kits.

 

[Briana]

Welcome to LawnMowerForum!

I moved your thread to the Small Engine & Mower Repair forum. :smile: