Re: gas tank rebuild story

[Doug Daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>]

there is a mixture of fluids that you pour in shake well the liquid turns into a solid and fills the holes ,it is a complete kit and probably can be found on line somewhere 

--- On Wed, 1/27/10, Dodger7998@xxxxxxx <Dodger7998@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Dodger7998@xxxxxxx <Dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: gas tank rebuild story
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 7:12 AM
> 
> 
> definitely takes a good sized iron, and cleaning with acid
> so solder will  
> stick, and they use copper shim stock to bridge holes with,
> another method I 
>  have seen used on tanks that could not be replaced was a
> light sand 
> blasting and  a coat of fiberglass over the bad area,
> such as a tank with multiple 
> pin holes,  not only seals it but reinforces the
> weakened area as well, I 
> do not recommend  these procedures if a replacement
> tank can be purchased 
> though,  
>  
>  
> In a message dated 1/27/2010 12:43:20 A.M. Central Standard
> Time,  
> tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx
> writes:
> 
> 
> Soldering Gun or Iron.  Pretty good idea.  No
> Spark,  can control fire.  
> I'll have to remember that.  
> 
> 
> Dodger7998@xxxxxxx
> wrote:
> > For what it is worth I have  welded on gas tanks
> before, have found that 
> it  
> > can be done with  the right
> precautions,,,,,,,what has worked for me in 
> the 
> > past   was the water rinse, and then to
> put a hose on exhaust of a 
> running 
> >  vehicle and  pump it into the tank, I said
> weld, but was really brazing  
> with 
> > brasse rod, have  also known of friends that use
> a  soldering iron and 
> > soldered the holes shut, but  that is not
> my  method of choice,,,,,,,,
> >  
> >  
> > In a message  dated 1/26/2010 7:48:45 P.M.
> Central Standard Time,  
> >  spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx
> writes:
> >
> >
> > A  while ago we  had a long discussion here
> about repairing gas tanks, 
> which 
> > we   concluded *can* be done--if done
> correctly. If not done right....I'm 
>   
> > forwarding the below story from the current Rock
> Auto   Newsletter.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> >
> >  ============
> >
> > "A friend of  mine visited a car wash after 
> we had just upgraded the 
> > exhaust system on his  1991 Dodge  Spirit
> R/T. The exhaust caught on the 
> wheel 
> > positioning guides  for  the automated
> carwash, pushing an exhaust clamp 
> into the 
> >  gas tank and  puncturing it. In a matter of
> a few miles he went from a  
> full 
> > tank to barely  making it up his driveway before
> running  out of gas.
> >
> > "My friend had  just purchased a MIG
> welding  setup, so we decided to fix 
> > the hole by welding  it shut. We  removed
> the gas tank, filled it with 
> water as 
> > much as possible   using a garden hose,
> and rinsed it carefully. We 
> couldn't 
> > fill it  completely  with water due to the
> positioning of the fuel filler 
> >  neck, but figuring we  were safe, we
> settled down on his front lawn to  
> weld 
> > the hole shut.
> >
> > "As  soon as he pulled the  trigger on the
> welding torch there was a 
> sound  
> > reminiscent of a  fighter jet blasting overhead
> just over the treetops. I 
> had 
> >   been standing, but when the noise
> stopped, I was laying on my back and  
>  
> > couldn't recall how I'd gotten there. My friend was
> also flat on his  
> back,  
> > welding torch still in hand, looking stunned.
> His  neighbors came outside 
> and  
> > were all looking around wondering  where the
> thunderous noise had come  
> from.
> >
> > "Apparently  the small space in the tank that was
> not full of  water had 
> >  sufficient fumes in it to ignite causing the
> explosion. The 16  gallon  
> gas tank 
> > had emptied itself completely of water in a fraction
> of  a  second, 
> leaving 
> > only steam wafting out the filler neck hole.  It
> had also  doubled in 
> size, 
> > expanding like a balloon, but  fortunately hadn't
> blown to  pieces. We 
> avoided 
> > any injury  beyond the ringing in our ears and
> wounded  pride.
> >
> >  "Needless to say he bought a new gas tank and we
> never attempted  to 
> weld  a 
> > gas tank again.
> >
> > "Matt in   Washington"
> >
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