Optimus 00 tank repair

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  1. Bob Hawkins United States

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    Some how I have a crack in the top of the tank. Is it possible to fix it by brazing it?
     
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    Can you post a photo, please?

    It might be fixable by soft solder.

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    Welcome to CCS.
     
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    I got it brazed, so fixed. Can you tell me where the washers go? The crack is fixed, but when I put it back together I put new washers at every junctions/fitting point. When I start it, it acts like it is leaking fuel between fittings.
     
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