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Ignornat questions but..
When welding in the front trunk A.C. hole is it safe not to pull the gas tank? Full tank gas better? When welding in the engine compartment (shelf below battery where fuel lines have to be disconnected as they pass through that shelf) what do you do with open fuel lines, cap them? wet towel? Engine will be pulled so I could not just leave them connected unitl I finished?? I have no problem smoking around gas just welding is a little hot spark?? |
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It's not necessary to pull the tank and plug/flush the lines. Leave it connected and it's plugged/sealed by default. How is a welding spark going to get to the gas? If you have a leak? You could bounce sparks off your gas tank all day.
If you have wet gas puddling around, it will burn. If you have contained fumes it will explode!! Obviously make sure you don't have either. If you make sure you don't have leaks, you do have good ventilation, and throw a wet towel over anything that could leak fumes or be vulnerable to melting under a spark, it's just not a big deal! The original question was about welding a front trunk AC hole. It's not like he's using a cutting torch to cut 1/2" plate right above the gas tank spout. But whatever. Do what makes you feel safe. I just don't like doing a bunch of unnecessary work for no valid reason. |
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