Bigdummy
Not a Nova
If a fuel tank(aluminum) had fuel in it can it cause a fire even when u wash it out when welding a new bung on it?
why couldnt you use a step adapter?I have a aluminum tank I guess ill be selling.It has 8an bung and I need a 10.I have a 350 gph pump and the pump manufacture says I need to use a 10 an to the regulator and a 8 return to avoid damage to the pump.II might just use a 8 both ways.
Take this for what it's worth. I watched a guy back in the 70's fix a tank.It was out,he took a car,a exhaust hose with the car running,filled the tank with exhaust and gas brazed the patch on the tank. We all thought he was nuts.And he was smoking a pipe while doing it !!
Not that I am saying to do such a thing.......
If its washed repeatedly,hot water helps. Then run compressed air in tank until it is bone dry should be zero risk of kaboom. Let your nose decide. It shouldnt smell like gas.
I have worked on a couple of tanks, even filled w/ water, the area left on top to weld on have popped(exploded) a little . Always look away w/ protection on before hitting it w/ flame or what ever.When I disposed of an underground fuel oil tank (for oil burning furnace) I read where the disposal company was supposed to fill the tank with carbon dioxide before hauling it away. However, never saw the driver do anything except tie it down well and hit the highway. Cost me a pretty penny, too.
-- When I was in High School. I worked in a garage/gas station. I watched The Owner, there, repair gas tanks, that way, several times. -- I'm not saying do it, but it worked, for Him._ _ _ I watched a guy back in the 70's fix a tank. It was out,he took a car, a exhaust hose with the car running, filled the tank with exhaust and gas brazed the patch on the tank. _ _ _ ...