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| blaize |
 Oct 25 2004, 10:44 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 31-March 04 From: New Orleans Member No.: 1,866  |
So I found two little pinholes on my gastank. the area that sits on the little shelf has rusted. a patch about the size of a dollar bill. so if I flush the tank with water and leave as much as I can in it at the time what are your collective thoughts on me welding (mig) a patch panel in? I also considered using JB weld to patch it but as we all know the rust will just keep on growing under there.
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| GWN7 |
Oct 25 2004, 10:51 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
I'd take it to a rad shop and have it boiled/cleaned/hot tanked to see if it is worth saving first. That way you will know it's safe to weld on. If they clean it and it has many pin holes, you could ask/look in the classifieds to see if you can get a replacement tank at a cheaper cost than the repair will run you.
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blaize Welding a gas tank?!?! Oct 25 2004, 10:44 PM
McMark Acid dip it, get a tank coating kit that has rust ... Oct 25 2004, 10:50 PM blaize The rest of the tank is rock solid. not a speck of... Oct 25 2004, 11:03 PM Cap'n Krusty Waste of time. Spend the bux, do it right, live t... Oct 25 2004, 11:33 PM Howard :agree:
Or better, get another tank. We don... Oct 26 2004, 12:49 AM bob91403 I've heard of people converting them to fuel c... Oct 26 2004, 01:07 AM Qarl Fill it with some sort of fluid before welding... ... Oct 26 2004, 07:10 AM Racer Chris 9146986 The oldest body shop in our town used to repair fu... Oct 26 2004, 08:59 AM andys |
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