Waste tank lid seal.

[Mikey P]

I tired the rubber strip/glue kit from BlueLINE.


Didn't stick real well. Some areas the strip has moved.


I like how the new 7000s used Beatty's idea and put the seal on the tank rim instead of the lid.


Any ideas short of welding on how I could get a makeshift seal on my old tank?

I'm thinking of cutting a thin hose down the center and sliding it over the rim.

 

[hogjowl]

Don't go to all that trouble. Just call Duane Oxley and get what I got for mine.

 

[dealtimeman]

mike just take you lid to your local rubber company and they take measurments on in a cut you a nice rubber buna n gasket then have the inside of you lid sandblasted, then clean it with healthy amount of acetone and use a good contact cement and glue it back in place. i know it sounds like alot to do but shouldnt take you but about three hours to get it all done. when you buy the rubber buy the contact cement from them as well just tell the what materials your are trying to bond and they will get you the correct adhesive. by the way it only cost me about 45 dollars per lid and it seriously only took a few hours to do.

 

[rhino1]

I must be missing something here. We took the best flat foam rubber gasket(self adhesive)we could buy from autozone, used some spray adhesive on the lid - let it dry until it was tacky, and stuck the gasket onto the lid. It lasted about a year and cost $20.

 

[BradFenstermaker]

Mikey the hose trick will work but is a pita to line up everytime you remove the lid.

Micheal has a good suggestion, cheaper than sending to blueline for repair.

 

[Kevin. McCreary]

I always had the same problem with my 7000 it just fell off the lid and
not the tank. Duane can help you.

 

[Mikey P]

Marty, can you TRY and describe what Duane sold YOU?

 

[Duane Oxley]

Mikey:

It was long, black and made of synthetic rubber.

(Gettin' ya hot, huh...?)

Seriously, it's steel reinforced channel, basically like a bunch of staples set in a row and coated with rubber, and with a rubber tube running all the way down the length of it.

 

[Mikey P]

Did it have testicles attached or not?


How much Duane?

 

[Duane Oxley]

$3 per foot.

And if I remember correctly, the tank on your system is 3 ft. in diameter. So, you need just over 9 feet. Round it up to 10 feet, for a margin for error.

Just in case I'm wrong on the tank diameter. it's a good idea for you to confirm it before ordering.

Thanks.

 

[Johnny]

I've tried many automotive weatherstrippings. Doesn't last.

Best I've found is anti-fatigue matting from Lowe's. Grey, about 36" wide, about 1/2" thick, high-density foam in a large roll, they cut to whatever length you want. Cut and glue to the full dimentions of lid with Goop.

STOP GLOBAL COOLING!

 

[dealtimeman]

did you buy it mikey?

 

[ronbeatty]

Mike, This was not hard. Order the ring, gasket and adhesive from Chuck. Take a Saturday morning three hours, and be done with it.

 

[dealtimeman]

ron did you remove the tank out of the truck to do the mod?

 

[Nate The Great]

Mike, This was not hard. Order the ring, gasket and adhesive from Chuck. Take a Saturday morning three hours, and be done with it.

I think that's the hard part. It should have a kama'aina price.

 

[Mikey P]

gorilla tape is working fine.


Thom told me they tossed those rings out last week :shock:

 

[ronbeatty]

Michael, we did take the tanks out, it made it easier. :wink: