Hey all, was helping my brother <broken74> replace his tank hoses and get his gas tank checked and we were in the middle of putting all of it back together when we found a big issue. One of the two large vent hose nipples where you attach them to the vapor tank is loose , like the welds have come apart. It doesn't pull away from the tank but the nipple area kinda rotates loosely. Would this be something we could jb weld < brothers ideal > or should we just find a 260z vent tank and wait the 3-5 days for shipping. Guess we figured where the fumes were coming from other than the heater hose used incorrectly and assorted torn hoses. The PO was a wonderful mechanic. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

JB would probably work ok here as there should be only vapor. Of course the best fix would be to replace it.

The only things I can think of is to buy some barbed water fittings from the HW store and screw into threaded holes & block off the old ones, or use J.B. Weld to tighten & repair the area.

No way to make threaded holes, it's just sheet metal.

Oh- then I would suggest you get a big washer to reinforce the area around the hole. That washer should be thick enough to put some threads into. then solder it onto the tank.

Is GOOP gasoline-proof? My favorite fixer-upper. It's a 4-letter word, too

thx

well we just got a used one from ebay, i think its best to do it right and not have to go back in there a second time

but I appreciate all the suggestions , I am just not comfortable with jb and fumes