New member - Fuel tank issues

[Spike]

Just got home from work and put my first plug wires on. Because the guy I bought it from 'pretty much' fixed the gas line leak (which I found out was NOT the fuel line, but above the tank under the access panel), I put a little gas in the tank to see if the car would start. It turns over, has a slight backfire, but still no luck. Checked and no leaking underneath (to what I can tell). The part that IS leaking is the tank under the access panel, and the guy partially JB welded it, as you can see in the picture here:

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x463/Spike-Festiva/Festiva7-30-11003.jpg

I won't be trying to start it again until the gas leak is fixed. Do you think it can be repaired with a second (or third) round of JB weld? If not, what would be the best course of action?

Thanks!

~Spike

P.S.: Thought I'd add a picture of the engine, too.

http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x463/Spike-Festiva/Festiva7-30-11004.jpg

[Charlie1717]

How are those fuses doing just behind the coolant resevoir there? They look to be the fusible link type. The middle one looks like it is burnt in half?

[denguy]

My 92 was rusting below the hatch window in the exact place as yours. I took a boxcutter and cut about 6 small Vs along the bottom edge of the vinyl window molding to let it dry out in there.