Re: [MV] REPAIRING FUEL TANKS -- OFF VEHICLE

From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Fri Sep 26 2003 - 18:44:08 PDT


Everette, I have never tried your method although I've heard about it. I
imagine that any gas such as argon or helium would also work...and I'll
betcha that compressed air moving fast enough to move fumes out would
also work...but I'm not gonna test it for you. <g> Fred Martin

Everette wrote:
> I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE == HOWEVER I HAVE REPAIRED GASOLINE TANKS
> BY TAKING PIECE OF FLEX EXHAUST PIPE , SLIP ONE END OVER EXHAUST OF
> OPERATING VEHICLE AND STICK OTHER END IN GASOLINE TANK, THAT HAS BEEN
> REMOVED FROM VEHICLE YOU ARE WORKING ON AND DRAINED. . RUN ENGINE ON THE
> DIFFERENT VEHICLE UNTIL TANK FEELS WARM TO TOUCH, THEN ----AND ONLY THEN --
> DRILL; CUT, WELD, SOLDER, UP TANK. WHILE ENGINE CONTINUES TO PUMP EXHAUST
> INTO TANK YOU ARE WORKING ON.
>
> The idea of putting drain into tank is a very good idea - just be sure is
> located so that it would be difficult to accidentally knock it off -- sort
> of like drain on fuel tank of M37.
>
>
> Everette
>
> Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of
> the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow'.
>
>
>
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