The price of diesel fuel was scheduled to go up again so I decided to add another 39L to the tank before the price increase.
I drove around that day doing errands and then parked the LC in the garage.
The next morning when I open the garage door I smelled diesel fuel and found a small puddle under the truck.
YES... it was dlesel fuel.
Inspected the fuel tank and there were drips about every 7 seconds; so I placed a collection bucket beneath until I decided on a course of action.
Living here in the Philippines lowering the tank without a floor jack or lift makes the job more difficult along with 95* and 85-90% RH.
Since the tank had about 75-80L of fuel; I decided to take the truck to a shop my friend knew of....
They drained the tank and removed the tank while I was watching; we inspected the tank and found a pin hole.
We drove to the welder and had the hole brazed. Upon adding a little fuel; another pin hole was found.
What is interesting is the shape of the pin holes; which are perfectly round.
This morning we are going to have the other hole brazed and hopefully the tank will be liquid tight....
Problems are to be expected on a 30 year old truck, but here is the PI; they are a little more difficult to resolve.
I will post an update later today and hopefully it is a positive one...
UPDATE:
Another pin hole was found and brazed, tested and the tank is holding liquid.
The shop installed the tank and my friend picked up the truck around 830 pm (he knows the shop owner).
The brazing of the tank was $12 and the tank draining, removal and installation was $30.
Interesting side note is now the tank fuel level sensor reacts quicker to changes in fuel level; I am sure there was debris on the bottom of the gauge or on the float after 30 years.
