From: Neil E. Amrhein (neil@compu-powr.com)
Date: Fri Jun 21 2002 - 04:27:22 PDT
List,
POR-15 makes several fuel tank restoration kits (as well steering wheel
repair kits. etc..). Check them out:
http://www.por15.com/restorationkits.html $49.95 sounds like a reasonable
price. I have not used the fuel tank sealer, but I have used their paints
and have been impressed.
Eastwood (www.eastwoodcompany.com) also offers fuel tank sealer kits.
--Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: "GOTAM35" <gotam35@sc.rr.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M715 Fuel tank
>
>
> > > Also how does one clean up a tank?
> > >
> > > Glen C. Bedel
> > >
> > I have never used muratic acid on a fuel tank, but Brick masons used it
at
> one time to clean new brick work. I was always amazed at how they would
> spray the stuff on with out goggle or respirators. I have used it a
couple
> of times to clean the scale off of new steel. I found that to be too much
> trouble, now I just paint over the scale.
>
> As for pin holes in a tank, I have used soft solder (50/50 or 95/5) to
patch
> holes in a couple of tanks. If it is clean and you use flux, it sticks
very
> well even to galvanized. I have brazed a bunch of diesel tanks on trucks
> that crack or get holes rubbed in them. The brazing burns off the
> galvanized coating which is way on my cars I used the solder.
>
> To prevent an explosion on gas tanks I always fill the tanks with water to
> remove any liquid, pour out the water, and then I purge the tanks with
> nitrogen while I am soldering. Nitrogen replaces the oxygen and thus the
> danger of explosion. So far so good.
>
> I can solder about anything. If you can't, a hole is not a good thing to
> learn on. The solder tends to drip thru. Good luck (with fuel tanks you
> need it), Joe.
>
>
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