Hole in Gas Tank from someone stealing gas

Tiny
JULIET726
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  • 2004 HYUNDAI ACCENT
  • 90,000 MILES
I am a recently unemployed single mom. I am so mad I went hiking one day and came back to my car and smelled gas, while I was hiking I saw some dirt bikes and dune buggies by my car but didn't think anything of it. Well I got in the car and from my full tank I had absolutely no gas and went to the nearest gas station started filling my tank when I saw gas spewing out from the bottom of my car so I looked under my car and saw a drill hole in the middle towards the top of my tank. All they had to do was open my door pop the latch and I would of been way happier than the problems they have caused me. So some guy calls the fire department and they seal off the gas station and put a patch that lasted less than a block from where I live. The fireman says you know this is only temp. It wont last more than a week. It didn't last 3 minutes. I am a caregiver not a mechanic and I already go to the food bank I have 93 cents in my checking account and thought I had taken care of the problem I went and looked and found the jb weld well I got the water proof one and the fiberglass patch with the epoxy hardner for the outside it lasted almost a month.(Firefighter stuff sucked) So then I find out there is jb weld epoxy with hardner got a screw with a tight fit and lubed the screw with the epoxy and hardner and screwed that in. I want to do the outside of the screw the problem is after I did the jbweld the first time I noticed above the drill hole there was another looked like an indention like someone started to drill there but decided to go a little lower so I covered that hole too. Well my check engine light came on for one I am thinking since I can hardly put gas in it with what I had it covered with is sucking up with my gas since I am only putting 5 dollars at a time in it and I scrubbed the outside of the tank and the water jb weld had fried to outside of my tank around the hole my question is should I cover that indention that looks like it was going to be another hole or is there a ventalation breather hole that is suppose to back there? Or should I just cover every hole I find? I am broke and neeed desperately my car so I can get back to work. Please I cannot afford even the thought of a new gas tank and actually the screw with jb epoxy and hardner took well it will have to do till I can get another tank. Please help Thanks and God Bless Julie
Saturday, November 16th, 2013 AT 8:08 AM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Sorry to hear about the misfortune that had occurred to you.
For the gas tank, there are ventilation holes but they usually are connected to pipes and hoses. If you find any holes, they most probably do not belong there.

Any indentation is ok as long as gas is not seeping out, you need not do anything about it.

You need not get a new tank. The junk yards should be able to provide you with a good used unit for a very much cheaper price.

Good luck.
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013 AT 1:28 AM

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