[Benson]

About 10 years ago my 29 Coupe was leaking in the area of this bracket.

NOTE: Brackets were riveted to tank for strength and then soldered to seal them.

Leak APPEARED to be under the bracket which was slightly loose.

Took the tank to a radiator shop with experience in soldering tanks. Sure enough the bracket was loose ... but they checked further.

They also found a 1/2 inch long crack about 3/4 of an inch away from the bottom edge of the bracket.

Owner said that he always strips the paint for about 1 1/2 inches around the bracket in all directions to look for cracks.

This was a VERY small leak where the gas kind of seeped out of the crack very slowly and could not be seen with the paint covering it up.

I also installed the 31 bracket and removed the rubber from the old bracket. I thought it would be good to leave the original bracket in case someone wanted to restore the original setup in the future.

NOTE: A small hole was drilled at each end of the crack to prevent crack from getting any longer.

Then a patch made from a sheet of brass was soldered over the crack.