I have a plastic fuel sending unit on my boat, and the bottom broke off and I need too glue it back. does anybody know of a glue that works submersed in gasoline?

thanks
Fred

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You might call these guys. They have an 800#

http://www.pcepoxy.com/puttyepoxy.asp

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Look for something called Marine Goop. THere are several different GOOP formulations, but I think the marine one is fuel proof. It holds pretty well.

I had problems for years in my sign business keeping the sign trim on, and then I found Gorilla glue that $hit works.

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What kind of business are you in where your sign is immersed in gasoline?

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In my sign business I make a lot of Auction signs that get used every week. They get put up and taken down every few weeks, and the trim come loose. And since I started using Gorilla glue I haven't had a problem.

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jb weld. i remember my dad repaired a hole in to float for the sending unit on my moms rabbit many years back

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I don't know the brand, but there is a two part epoxy specifically made to repair gas tanks, both plastic and metal, while fuel is present. I have used it before to repair a mower tank that still does not leak (6 years) and I sold my CJ 7 with a pencil sized puncture iun the tank repaired with it and the guy who bought it still buys me beers every time he sees me. I got the stuff at an ACE hardware store.

There may be better stuff out there, but I too have used JB Weld on lawnmower gas tanks and it has held up

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ditto on the jb weld.

But this stuff ^^ I believe is plumber's epoxy. Used on furnaces and quick fixes for copper lines. It comes in a 'yodel' like shape and looks like a twinkie with the ends cut off. Rip off a piece and mash it all together. Good stuff.

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I tried JB weld and it wouldn't stick to the jeep's gas tank, nor would I use plumber's epoxy on a gas line.

The stuff I used is called Permatex Gas Tank and Radiator repair. I was just in the ACE and it was $4.

Before you start buying a lot of 'fix anything' epoxies, find out what kind of plastic you are trying to mend. If it is stuff like nylon or polyethylene you are mostly pissing into the wind. Some of these you can weld with a hot air gun and a plastic filler rod like oxy welding, but much of modern plastics can't be fixed.