About the Caswell Fuel Tank Sealer Product The Caswell product is a “phenol novolac epoxy”, according to the company. It’s claimed to be chemically resistant and “able to withstand permanent immersion ...

TI Automotive says that the new process uses air pressure to shape the plastic as it enters the mold, but the mold isn't forcefully closed. The finished tank is cut out along the parting line ...

TI says that roughly 98 percent of today’s European vehicles have plastic tanks versus about 75 percent in the U.S. Compared with an equivalent steel tank, TI claims its plastic ship-in-a-bottle ...

Also, Ram 1500 trucks built between 2019 to 2024 either have a 26-gallon plastic fuel tank or a 35-gallon polyethylene tank. Some Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado trucks also use plastic tanks.

Plastic tanks fuel growth A great deal of innovative design and materials work is going into vehicle fuel tank systems. It is area that is coming under increasing pressure from legislation on both ...

The years 1999 to 2006 seem to be a dead zone for skidplates in general. It would seem that a plastic fuel tank even tucked on the framerails is very vulnerable to just about anything.

Fuel tanks and fuel systems will fuel the next round in the market war over the physical makeup of new vehicles on the road. Environmentally, plastic has the early upper hand when it comes to ...