If the gas tank is full to the very top, no combustion can take place (no
02). The gas itself will also dissipate the heat so it never reaches the
ignition point.
Mark
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> From: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
> To: DJROBERT@IHUG.CO.NZ
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Gas tank leak
> Date: Friday, October 10, 1997 7:26 PM
>
> David Robertson wrote:
> >
> > > I got out the handy Acetylene torch and with a brass rod make a quick
> > > repair, and slapped that bad boy back on. Good as new.
> > >
> > > You learn something new every day...
> > >
> > > Joe Curry '63 Spit
> >
> > You were REAl lucky! I've seen what can happen when someone tries to
> > weld a gas tank. Not a pretty sight. Even if the tank has been cleaned
> > out, the heat from the welding can drive some gas fumes out from seams
&
> > BANG!
> > If you have to do it, safest way is to get a radiator shop to boil it
> > out for you first, then put a good blast from a CO2 fire extingisher
> > into the tank befor you put the flame anywhere near it. If there's no
> > air in the tank, any fumes you produce won't ignite.
> > --
> > 1961 Thunderbird HT
> > 1978 Triumph 2500S
> >
> > << Life is too short to drive boring cars! >>
> David,
>
> Trust me,
>
> I was very much aware of what you wrote about before attempting the
> repair. I did make sure that there were no fumes in the tank before
> I started.. I read about that 747 that went down off the coast of
> New York.
>
> I even did the work out side.
>
> Joe
>
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