Hi all- I’ve got a small hole near the top of my gas tank; it’s letting out fumes but otherwise innocuous. I asked my mechanic about replacing it and he says (a) it’s no longer in production, (b) after-market places don’t stock it, and © calling around to all of the local recycling centers has yiel…

Have you SEEN the hole or is it speculation? Holes in the tank proper are usually signs of a much larger problem that might not be conducive to a patch. If one of the tube leading to/from the tank is leaking or the seal for the pump is leaking, that is a different matter entirely. If it was MY truc…

Can we drop the tank and weld a patch on? Weld a patch on a gas tank? I don’t think so. I suggest you buy NEW. They are NOT that expensive. [image] Shop by Category | eBay Shop by department, purchase cars, fashion apparel, collectibles, sporting goods, cameras, baby items, and everyth…

Please do not try to weld a gas tank, about every year and a half we hear about that on the news here. Some poor guy tries to weld an empty gas tank and the fumes blow up, always painful burns, sometimes fatal. Like Mike says a new tank is not that expensive. JB weld that Twin Turbo could work on…

FWIW, I’ve welded gas tanks before, unless you have a death wish, you fill them with water first. But these were vintage tanks that are virtually irreplaceable not for daily drivers…

The gas tank can also be filled with argon/CO2 from a MIG welder to displace the oxygen out of the gas tank. No oxygen, no ignition. Tester

Google Southern Gas Tanks. In Buffalo we have at least 2 places that sell rust free doors, fenders, and gas tanks from down south.

Your mechanic isn’t trying hard enough. S10s are popular with hot rodders. They’re out there. You’ll just have to dig a little bit. As an alternative, you could always get an aftermarket fuel cell, and adapt it to your truck.

It’s a little harder to find a tank for a 2004 S10 than the earlier generations. All the ones that come up on google actually stop at the 2001 model year. Car-Part.com which is a network of salvage yards only lists a couple of these and in Wisconsin and Michigan (you would contact the yard directly …

The hole may allow condensation or moisture into the tanks, so you can patch one hole as posted above, but can probably expect more holes. I would go with a new as suggested by OlyDoug . In a pinch you can rub bar soap across the hole as a temporary fix.

@nitsua60 Why is the mechanic so sure your tank has a hole? Do you happen to have an evap leak code? If so, you probably just need a sender seal, filler neck, and/or hose

Difficulty finding replacement gas tank--2004 chevy S10 pickup

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TerryMcJr October 28, 2019, 2:26am 15

I’ve run into the same problem. Need a tank for an 04 s10 too. What did you come up with for a solution? New tank or did you fix yours?

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