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| blaize |
 Oct 25 2004, 10:44 PM
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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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| ChrisFoley |
Oct 26 2004, 07:53 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,986 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(Qarl @ Oct 26 2004, 09:10 AM) Fill it with some sort of fluid before welding... like gasoline or moonshine. Actually that's better than trying to weld it empty. The liquid isn't explosive but the fumes are. I don't recommend MIG if you want it to be leaktight. Clean it thoroughly and fill with water, tip it so the weld area is at the top and not in contact with the water inside - if you are determined to do it yourself. A competent professional welder would purge it with Argon and TIG weld it - cost should be no more than $100. You might find a good replacement for less than that. I have welded many gas tanks that way - no boo-boos yet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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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 GWN7 I'd take it to a rad shop and have it boiled/c... Oct 25 2004, 10:51 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 9146986 The oldest body shop in our town used to repair fu... Oct 26 2004, 08:59 AM andys |
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