[AT] Off Topic re Fuel Tank

[Richard Fink Sr]

Ralph i have repaired many gas tanks the way you explained. I have 
brazed some and soldered some also. Only place that leaked i would 
not try to repair was at the seam. Done a lot from the old IH scouts.
I have copper solder irons from about 1/2 pound to 3 pound or more.
R Fink
PA




>A good welding/repair shop can solder a fuel tank without flame. 
>Back about 1990 my Dad's Ford Falcon hit a piece of flat metal on 
>the highway that bounced up and punched a huge hole in the front of 
>the fuel tank. Lost most of the gas leaving just enough to drive the 
>20 miles home. I removed the tank and it sat outside at a local 
>repair shop for a long time waiting for attention. Nobody locally 
>seemed to want the job and I can't blame them.  We finally took it 
>to a big welding repair shop in the city where they soldered a patch 
>of metal over the hole using a hot iron. I didn't see it done but 
>saw the results when I painted and re-installed the tank on the car. 
>It looked great and is still holding gas to this day.
>
>Ralph in Sask.
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