Steve,
My wife is an environmental engineering consultant with considerable
experience removing 6,000 gallon gasoline tanks for disposal. You can weld
on the tank if you flush the tank and insert dry ice. Before doing this, she
suggests that you call the local fire department for advice on how to
proceed. Welding shops should also know this trick but make sure that the
tank is clean and that the welder knows what he is doing.
Charlie Hubbard
1964 SPL310
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Harvey [mailto:stevenh@execpc.com]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 4:27 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Fuel tank blues
Hello All:
Spent Sunday removing the fuel tank on the 2000. I'm planning on
switching out the tanks from the 1600 to the 2000. The 1600 tank was
boiled and coated several years ago and should be in like new condition
internally. Then I can take the 2000 tank to the local radiator/fuel
tank repair shop and get the leak fixed. I'll then put that rebuilt tank
into the 1600. Are you following me on this? The only problem I see is
that the 1600 tank threads on one of the fuel lines at the tank have
been cross threaded. I could cut it off and weld on a new fitting but I
value my life to much to start welding on a fuel tank, even if it's
filled with water, Maybe I should take that one in to and have the
experts repair it. Does anyone know the thread sizes for the two
fittings? One takes a 1/2" wrench and the other a 9/16" wrench . I
assume that they are metric tapered pipe threads. Any help out there on
this one?
Steve Harvey
Milwaukee
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