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08-02-2020, 06:24 PM | #1 |
Too much time on my hands member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Shipbourne
Bike: M900
Posts: 1,420
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Agree at £180 the vendor gave you a "discouraging" price - he did not want the job but would take it for a comfortable price.
This should be a lot less than 2 hours work plus a bit of gas £100 absolute tops. I got my cracked alternator case aluminium welded for £80. |
08-02-2020, 07:07 PM | #2 |
Lord of the Rings
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
Posts: 5,834
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A fellow brazed and tested mine for forty quid, six years ago. Its been no trouble, stronger than before probably.
POO15 guaranteed for two years... Good luck with that! I have another tank from Jez900ie, which is Silver soldered and is equally successful. Jez reports using it for some time and no leaks... Yes common problem with the hinge cracking I'm afraid. Caused by lifting the tank with too much fuel in it. The weight twists the bracket and snaps the spot weld. Brazing and Silver soldering both use a flux, which causes the molten metal to seek into tiny cracks and gaps. POO15 can only ever sit on the outside masking the leak, it cannot add any strength... Leave it in the shop.
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