Does anyone know of a good 3 gallon outboard fuel tank?

[Josh]

So, I bought this fuel tank last year:

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It is GARBAGE. If the reviews had been there when I bought it, I'd have run. It leaks badly out of that plastic fitting where it screws into the tank.

Anyone have a suggestion for a better one? Would prefer to stay with a 3 gallon tank because my little 9.9hp burns so little fuel. Most outboard tanks seem to have a lot of bad reviews. I can't tell if they are because the tanks are shit like this one, or because humans are stupid.

 

[Billy]

Have you thought about getting one that doesn't leak?

 

[_WW_]

Holiday Sports.

 

[Grayone]

Can you Teflon tape the threads?

 

[Josh]

Can you Teflon tape the threads?

It’s actually leaking from where the plastic part screws into the tank. Not sure teflon tape would help. Can’t hurt to try I suppose.

 

[MELinOre]

I would go with the "Yellow Plumber's Tape" Manufactured especially for natural gas, propane, butane, water, oil and chemical lines.

 

[CRO]

Is there an O ring under the rim of that cap or is it just hard plastic on plastic? If the cap screws into the cap there is readily available material at auto parts stores to make a gasket.

 

[Kfish]

I’ve had good luck with this 6gal tank for the last 10yrs, Easterner C14540. Doesn’t look like Amazon sells it anymore though, that’s where I got it from.

 

[Chucker]

It’s actually leaking from where the plastic part screws into the tank. Not sure teflon tape would help. Can’t hurt to try I suppose.

There should be a gasket there. I replaced a gasket on my tank to fix a similar leak.

 

[Josh]

There should be a gasket there. I replaced a gasket on my tank to fix a similar leak.

And chance you could take a photo of what that gasket looks like?

 

[Josh]

Is there an O ring under the rim of that cap or is it just hard plastic on plastic? If the cap screws into the cap there is readily available material at auto parts stores to make a gasket.

There is no oring/gasket. Sounds like perhaps that's the issue.

 

[Chucker]

And chance you could take a photo of what that gasket looks like?

Different tank, so a photo won’t help you. If the leaky part rotates, it might need an o ring.

 

[Merle]

There is no oring/gasket. Sounds like perhaps that's the issue.

Just to be clear, it's leaking at this interface in the photo?


If so then I would think there would have to be a rubber gasket or o-ring to keep it from leaking. I bet you could craft a gasket pretty easily with some flat rubber, like an cut up old inner-tube.

 

[RCF]

Just to be clear, it's leaking at this interface in the photo?
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If so then I would think there would have to be a rubber gasket or o-ring to keep it from leaking. I bet you could craft a gasket pretty easily with some flat rubber, like an cut up old inner-tube.

or sealskinz....

 

[Josh]

Just to be clear, it's leaking at this interface in the photo?

Yeah, that's exactly where.

Sounds like gasket hunting is on the docket for this weekend.