Re: [Amc-list] New Tool!

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Not much danger of that, I never clean the D@#n thing!

--
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: "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
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