Patching Leaking Fuel Tank
Posted: 15 Feb 2010 4:30
The old Massey Ferguson tractor is leaking diesel and I am wondered about a safe way to weld the tank. What rinse or other solution would be used for this.?
dave-r wrote:You can have so much fun doing this type of welding.
I blew up a gas tank once myself. I had ran water through it for an hour or so but didn't think it would gas weld with water still in and leaking out. But when I passed the torch over the inlet to test it blew wide open and I nearly soiled my pants.
My mate welded the sump on my 318 once while it was still on the engine and blew it up.
Actually the sump was OK. In fact the dents in it vanished.
But every gasket on the block was blown and needed replacing along with several core plugs.
I pulled my mate out from under the car by his feet because he didn't respond to my shouts of "Are you OK?".
In fact he was OK. Just a little deaf. And he looked just like Al Jolson.
dave-r wrote:You can have so much fun doing this type of welding.
I blew up a gas tank once myself. I had ran water through it for an hour or so but didn't think it would gas weld with water still in and leaking out. But when I passed the torch over the inlet to test it blew wide open and I nearly soiled my pants.
My mate welded the sump on my 318 once while it was still on the engine and blew it up.
Actually the sump was OK. In fact the dents in it vanished.
But every gasket on the block was blown and needed replacing along with several core plugs.
I pulled my mate out from under the car by his feet because he didn't respond to my shouts of "Are you OK?".
In fact he was OK. Just a little deaf. And he looked just like Al Jolson.