Thread: Fuel leak in perentie 110

I removed my drivers tank last night as it leaks the worst there is a very large gap at bottom of tank between guard and tank a good thumb width sized gap that was filled with silicon.
I think it would be wise to completely remove the guard repair tank cleaning out the mountain of gravel and crap I have between the two before attaching guard back to tank and resealing it abit better (even if another piece needs to be welded to the guard to reduce gap)
My issue begins however with the guard being spot welded to the tank around the center seam, I have seen another tank that has rivets where I have spot welds I'm thinking maybe welds have been drilled out previously during a rebuild.
Seeking ideas and suggestions black knight seems to have allot of experience with these vehicles along with other members of this forum what would be your suggestions

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Originally Posted by 3lud13

I removed my drivers tank last night as it leaks the worst there is a very large gap at bottom of tank between guard and tank a good thumb width sized gap that was filled with silicon. I think it would be wise to completely remove the guard repair tank cleaning out the mountain of gravel and crap I have between the two before attaching guard back to tank and resealing it abit better (even if another piece needs to be welded to the guard to reduce gap) My issue begins however with the guard being spot welded to the tank around the center seam, I have seen another tank that has rivets where I have spot welds I'm thinking maybe welds have been drilled out previously during a rebuild. Seeking ideas and suggestions black knight seems to have allot of experience with these vehicles along with other members of this forum what would be your suggestions Sent from my SM-G900I using AULRO mobile app

The holes at the bottom will be small. I was surprised how the inside of my tank was quite clean rather than corroded. I would give it 2-3 coats of Redkote. I would bother removing the guard.

Originally Posted by mudmouse

$4400

What a pack of Bar-stewards!

That's a disgrace

too right. I reckon they're taking the P 155

Originally Posted by mrsparkle

Is it dripping constantly or just when the tank is completely full (e.g. just after filling up)

dripping constantly

At $4,400 you could almost buy another whole vehicle at auction! Probably a wrecked one would be a lot less than that

Originally Posted by spudboy

At $4,400 you could almost buy another whole vehicle at auction! Probably a wrecked one would be a lot less than that

Spudboy

Can you let us all know where non-wrecked perenties are available a around $4.5K? The cheapest perentie on the Nov Eastern seaboard sales was a little over $7K and the wrecks seem to only be auctioned at Minto. A wrecked perentie would have to be transported as general freight to Melbourne as car carriers only move vehicles that drive. So in the end a wreck may cost you a lot more than $4.4K. (No wrecks at the Dec '15 Minto auction)

Ring Hilton Pollard at Colo Heights NSW (02) 4565 0212 and see if he has one out of one of their wrecks.

BTW: East Coast Nov 2015 results. Graysonline - (+ East-coast Perentie results)

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Spudboy

Can you let us all know where non-wrecked perenties are available a around $4.5K?....

I cant quite remember what I paid for mine but it was just over $2k and cost me about $3k buy the time I paid fees and got it home. And with a new battery it has been working hard on the farm for almost 2 years now. It had full log books, low km. Ok one day ill need to buy a new windscreen surround, canopy and some door tops. But I got a motor, gearbox diffs, chassis, most panels.

Keep talking the price up Lotz-A

Oh, but my fuel tank leaks so I guess I'll have to give Land Rover $4.5 k. Yeah sure!