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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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| IronHillRestorations |
Oct 26 2004, 08:59 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,813 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None 
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The oldest body shop in our town used to repair fuel tanks by gas brazing them.
They did it as follows: attach a rubber exhaust hose to an exhaust pipe of a running car and the other end to the fuel tank, let the car run for about a half hour or until the fuel tank was a little warm to the touch, braze the holes and let cool before disconnecting everything. This was done outside of course, and they never lost any body men doing it. I probably wouldn't do it this way though. The argon gas method is probably the best approach. |
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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 Racer Chris andys |
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