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wheel horse man

What's the best way to in bolt the bottom tank bolts with out breaking the heads off in the 2 piece tank I don't want to heat the magnizum tank

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zanepetty

Get some pb blaster and spray it on the bolts really well and let it sit, then repeat. If you do this a few times the should come out no problem. Mine did.

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TT

The gas tanks are aluminum and you can heat them - or the screws - as long as you do it in moderation. (propane torch)

Remember to purge the tank of all vapors or the bottom may come off much sooner than expected. :hide:

I have even held my "big" Weller soldering gun tip to the heads of small screws until they were hot enough to melt candle wax into the threads. (a great release agent/lubricant)

Unfortunately there is no guarantee that all of the screws will come out of these tank bottoms. Just remember to apply anti-seize to them during reassembly.

 

A very informative post regarding the two piece gas tanks courtesy of member "buckrancher":

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sorekiwi

^^^^  What Terry said.

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zanepetty

Ya. I was lucky none of mine broke. That's just the method I used. Listen to these guys.

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wheel horse man

thanks that helped i know i did not have any fumes because it sat for 20 years with no fuel cap under a barn and i heated the fuel tank screws with a propane torch and the screws cam out all of them with out breaking but any one know where i can find a new gas tank gasket

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zanepetty

Unfortunately they no longer make them. You'll have to cut your own.

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wheel horse man

how about that yamhabond that buckrancher used

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zanepetty

I tried to order it from a place that listed it as available bit two weeks later the called and said that it actually hadn't shipped and that it was no longer available. But you could try.

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bowtieguy

HHummmmm!!...I just bought a gasket from my Toro dealer last month....kindy pricieeeee....but it was a stock item....now I have a "pattern" in case I need another one!

The Toro p/n was 4452........................

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chazm

I got mine off fleebay , not sure if they are still listed  :dunno:

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zanepetty

There's one on eBay right now. Its 22 bucks but in my opinion its better than trying to cut one.

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