[Diy_efi] fuel tank fittings

[Buck Williams]

if uhae a steel tank with pinole in it, u doant hae to do all that cutting welding on anoter tank, jsut use copper penny o and solder it in place, tin th hole first, tin the penny putatt the two together, meld the solder, its done, buck, i have dont e theis many times,,,, it works buck exhauset gas also workss let the engines run long enough tat thte tank is amost too hot to touoch, it will vaporize any liquid gasoline and will not leave enough in the tankkkk to burn in any way,,,also the gase eous exhauset doess not have enoaugh air in it to suppoert combustinn,,,it also doeosn nto leave any residueee to foul the tankkk,,,,,, other stories non witstandi,,, buck

> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:28:14 -0700> From: dunvegan at sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] fuel tank fittings> To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org> > An old-timers trick is to not use 'air' but 'exhaust' from a running engine (must be at operating temp so not running rich), as it is very inert and generally non-combustible. I've seen this done to allow a spark-welder to repair a tank safely.> > > ----- Original Message ----> From: "Tim.VanSetten at l-3com.com" <Tim.VanSetten at l-3com.com>> To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 8:35:26 AM> Subject: RE: [Diy_efi] fuel tank fittings> > > Years ago I added another "Hole" to a gas tank. The tank was steel, but> what a friend showed me is that most are tinned. I cut the hole out of> another steel tank with a little extra flange around it, then cut a hole> in the 2nd tank, then used a giant 200 watt electric soldering iron and> just soldered the new hole in. Worked great, no leaks, no sparks. I> did have a shop vacuum blowing air through it so no fumes could collect> and possibly ignite. Just an idea to pass on.....Tim.> _______________________________________________> Diy_efi mailing list> Diy_efi at diy-efi.org> Subscribe: http://lists.diy-efi.org/mailman/listinfo/diy_efi> Main WWW page: http://www.diy-efi.org/diy_efi> _______________________________________________> Diy_efi mailing list> Diy_efi at diy-efi.org> Subscribe: http://lists.diy-efi.org/mailman/listinfo/diy_efi> Main WWW page: http://www.diy-efi.org/diy_efi