Random crack in oil tank

[flatyre]

Hey folks have an old white top husky 50 rancher which I just fitted a new piston kit, plug, starter chord etc. its an old saw and probably not worth much but fixing old saws is a bit of a hobby, anyway everytime I set it down chain oil would pour out from between the bar studs, so took it apart and found this inch long crack behind the chain adjuster screw, there was no damage to the screw as it is safely behind the side casing, bar, and backing plate, question is how did it get there, the alloy is kinked in towards the tank so it wasn't punctured from inside the tank???

 

[Daniël Bos]

Somebody put the bar on without the adjuster peg in the hole. Then tightened it up and....

[flatyre]

Somebody put the bar on without the adjuster peg in the hole. Then tightened it up and....

 

Ah now that makes sense! thanks Rover

[jomoco]

A bit of fuel oil resistant Marine Tex epoxy!

 

And you're good to go!

 

I do love my Husqvarnas!

 

254's 262's 365 Special's and 372's

 

All fantastic and very durable saws IME.

 

Jomoco

[flatyre]

A bit of fuel oil resistant Marine Tex epoxy!

 

And you're good to go!

 

I do love my Husqvarnas!

 

254's 262's 365 Special's and 372's

 

All fantastic and very durable saws IME.

 

Jomoco

 

what about washing the tank out with thinners and using jbweld or araldite?

[Kevm]

I would agree with above, wash it out, clean the paint off and a skim of JB weld in crack and level it.

[spudulike]

Degrease, JB in the crack, cut thin stainless shim, shape to the channel, smear JB around and epoxy the stainless channel in to the cavity.

 

Just make sure the bolt allows the clearance for this.

 

The tank is under no pressure, it should last just fine.