Re: gas tank rebuild story

[Dodger7998@xxxxxxx]

definitely takes a good sized iron, and cleaning with acid so solder will  
stick, and they use copper shim stock to bridge holes with, another method I 
 have seen used on tanks that could not be replaced was a light sand 
blasting and  a coat of fiberglass over the bad area, such as a tank with multiple 
pin holes,  not only seals it but reinforces the weakened area as well, I 
do not recommend  these procedures if a replacement tank can be purchased 
though,  
 
 
In a message dated 1/27/2010 12:43:20 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:


Soldering Gun or Iron.  Pretty good idea.  No Spark,  can control fire.  
I'll have to remember that.  


Dodger7998@xxxxxxx wrote:
> For what it is worth I have  welded on gas tanks before, have found that 
it  
> can be done with  the right precautions,,,,,,,what has worked for me in 
the 
> past   was the water rinse, and then to put a hose on exhaust of a 
running 
>  vehicle and  pump it into the tank, I said weld, but was really brazing  
with 
> brasse rod, have  also known of friends that use a  soldering iron and 
> soldered the holes shut, but  that is not my  method of choice,,,,,,,,
>  
>  
> In a message  dated 1/26/2010 7:48:45 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
>  spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> A  while ago we  had a long discussion here about repairing gas tanks, 
which 
> we   concluded *can* be done--if done correctly. If not done right....I'm 
  
> forwarding the below story from the current Rock Auto   Newsletter.
>
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
>
>  ============
>
> "A friend of  mine visited a car wash after  we had just upgraded the 
> exhaust system on his  1991 Dodge  Spirit R/T. The exhaust caught on the 
wheel 
> positioning guides  for  the automated carwash, pushing an exhaust clamp 
into the 
>  gas tank and  puncturing it. In a matter of a few miles he went from a  
full 
> tank to barely  making it up his driveway before running  out of gas.
>
> "My friend had  just purchased a MIG welding  setup, so we decided to fix 
> the hole by welding  it shut. We  removed the gas tank, filled it with 
water as 
> much as possible   using a garden hose, and rinsed it carefully. We 
couldn't 
> fill it  completely  with water due to the positioning of the fuel filler 
>  neck, but figuring we  were safe, we settled down on his front lawn to  
weld 
> the hole shut.
>
> "As  soon as he pulled the  trigger on the welding torch there was a 
sound  
> reminiscent of a  fighter jet blasting overhead just over the treetops. I 
had 
>   been standing, but when the noise stopped, I was laying on my back and  
 
> couldn't recall how I'd gotten there. My friend was also flat on his  
back,  
> welding torch still in hand, looking stunned. His  neighbors came outside 
and  
> were all looking around wondering  where the thunderous noise had come  
from.
>
> "Apparently  the small space in the tank that was not full of  water had 
>  sufficient fumes in it to ignite causing the explosion. The 16  gallon  
gas tank 
> had emptied itself completely of water in a fraction of  a  second, 
leaving 
> only steam wafting out the filler neck hole.  It had also  doubled in 
size, 
> expanding like a balloon, but  fortunately hadn't blown to  pieces. We 
avoided 
> any injury  beyond the ringing in our ears and wounded  pride.
>
>  "Needless to say he bought a new gas tank and we never attempted  to 
weld  a 
> gas tank again.
>
> "Matt in   Washington"
>
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