[DeTomaso] Gas tank bung
Jim Hendrickson
chendric at bellsouth.net
Mon Aug 20 00:51:41 EDT 2007
40+ years ago, I knew a guy that welded gas tanks. He said he would only
weld on them if they were totally full (he filled them with water) or
completely dry.
A couple of years ago, I had to dry out my gas tank after I flushed a bunch
of sediment out of it with water. I used two shop vacs to dry it. I had one
blowing in the fresh, dry air in and the other sucking the humid air out. I
let them run for a few hours. Seemed to work just fine.
Hope this helps.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Sean Korb
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 3:06 PM
To: panteralist
Subject: [DeTomaso] Gas tank bung
I hope the word "bung" gets through everyone's SPAM filter.
I removed my gas tank and it is indeed an early aluminum one with no drain
plug. The outside is covered in fiberglass mat, and the vent outlet leaks
like a sieve. I'm going to put EFI on the car, but I need a bung on the
bottom to make me happy. The top vent needs attention too, but I don't know
if I should approach it with a torch and a brazing rod, or leave it to a
radiator shop. Any advice on how to approach the radiator man with my odd
request? I live in the south, so any colloquialisms you can lend would be
appreciated.
I have a feeling that a pipe fitting and JB Weld won't quite do it this time
;)
Thanks,
sean
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65, '68 Mustangs, '68 Cougar, '78 R100/7, '71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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