Re: [Amc-list] New Tool!

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know a guy who thought he was going to be OK "spot" welding a tank too.
One day he was down there under the tank blowing the thing down and guess
what, his "spot" weld decided it had been in service long enough and a bit
of a Ka-boom occurred, luckily he wasn't hurt. Which just goes to show you
that sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. I hope all of us
remain on the lucky side.

It's kind of the same attitude that thinks a guy is a woosey if he puts his
seat belt on to drive across town. Well I've got a story for that attitude
fixer too. I'm sure there's no need to relate it here. Let's just say it
involves scars and stitches, not on me though, I always wear my belts. After
all how are you going to control where the car is going if you're flying
around inside it!

Take care all and be safe, that way we all get to enjoy the fruit of our
labors from the driver's seat and not the hospital bed. A few bucks is never
worth the risk of injury "do it right or don't do it at all" is what my old
man always used to say to me.

Armand


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] New Tool!


> I'm quilty of spot welding a tank. did it years ago, got flamed for it.
Compressor is still going strong on that tank.
> It had one pin hole in it. I drilled it out with a 1/16" bit and the tank
thickness was solid other then the actual hole, I'm talking tiny hole. I
cleaned it counter sunk very slightly. Test welded a hole in a same
thickness piece of metal to get the setting exactly right. Zapped the hole
shut with my mig, painted it and it has been fine. I'd have not done it if
the tank was thin around the hole or if the compressor was in my shop or in
an area where people congregated etc; It sits under a lean too out of harms
way for the most part.
>    Your tank has goo in it? This is a good thing! Do not clean it out! The
goo usually contains oil and will stop the tank from rusting! Let it be and
keep it drained!
>
>
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
> " Chronic Pain Hurts"
>
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
> > I don't think there is any rust inside the tank -- it was drained
religiously
> > once a week. There IS some oil inside the tank -- got a nice grey goo
from the
> > drain valve, which spits and sputters. There are two large plugs in the
side of
> > the tank, about 2" in diameter. I'm going to remove at least one of them
and
> > wash out the tank, maybe get a good look inside. It's been in continuous
use,
> > never sat up, so should be good. Of course it will be in a far corner of
the
> > shop, so if it does burst a seam I should be safe! Even 150 psi is not
enough
> > pressure to cause a catastrophic explosion, if anything happened it
would most
> > likely just be a seam split and casue a big leak. No, I wouldn't weld it
up and
> > continue using it!
> >
> > -----------------
> > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:29:21 -0500 (EST)
> > From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
> >
> > " From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
> > "
> > " Tank has a 150 psi rating, but due to age will keep it down to 120
> > " psi. Will clean it all up and put a fresh coat of paint on it before
> > " installing and using.
> >
> > makes me wonder if there's any good way to check and/or remove rust
> > from the inside of the tank.  phosphoric acid wash?
> >
> > -- 
> > Frank Swygert
> > Publisher, "American Motors Cars"
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> > (free download available!)
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