Re: Unobtainable Plastic Part Needed

[Simon Favre <simon@domain.elided>]

I managed to plastic weld the one on my '67. I used a large, pistol type
soldering gun with a flat shovel-like blade made for plastic welding. I
found that heating the plastic in the area of the crack and pushing it
back and forth sealed it up. As with any form of welding, good penetration
is the key. Don't overtighten the metal fitting or you might be right
back where you started. That's probably what made it crack in the first
place.

James Murphy wrote:

>I am in need of a plastic brake fluid reservoir for a 1965 Guilia GT. The 
>one that I have now has cracked, leaking fluid all down the driver's 
>inside fender (another mess to be cleaned up along the way).
>
>So does anyone have an uncracked Dunlop reservoir for sale?  This is the 
>type with the metal and rubber fitting at the bottom, not the type with 
>the plastic nipple at the bottom.
>
>Or, has anyone ever done plastic welding successfully on this type of 
>part? Can I use any of the available gas tank sealer products to line it?
>If I can't find another, I'll have to fix this one.

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