My father told the story of trying to weld a fuel tank. He repeatedly
filled it with water and drained it. When he finally started to do the
welding, it blew the ends out of the tank.

Harold


On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 18:31:37 -0500 Pic Dude <picdude@AVN-TECH.COM>
writes:
> Many years ago, I needed to move the filler hole on
> a fuel tank and my local welder wouldn't touch it.
> The idea I came up with to totally eliminate the fuel
> residue was to use a model-rocket ignitor and ignition
> system, and just light the tank up from afar in a big
> open space to burn off any traces of fuel.
>
> Of course I'm not stupid enough to try this, but wonder
> if it would be practical with some form of inert gas to
> slow down the burn rate and make it burn rather than
> explode.
>
> Usual disclaimers, etc apply to anything stated here.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
>
>
>
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:48 PM
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
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>
>
> Spehro Pefhany <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > > Don't think I will try, but according to the instructor,
> > > you can weld tanks which have already had fuel in them,
> > > by filling them with water.
> >
> > I've heard of steam cleaning plus filling them with CO2.
>
>     Seems like a lot of trouble; the only method I've ever seen is
>     the one previously mentioned (filling the tank with water).
>
>     I've never met ANYONE who likes welding on fuel tanks, even when
>     the tanks are filled with water; I can't imagine a welder being
>     comfortable working on a tank filled with an invisible gas.
>
>     -Andy
>
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