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Repairing a gas tank

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1951g

09-26-2007 08:07:42




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I have a 34 A gas tank that has a large dent in it and am trying to repair it. Someone suggested using some type of bladder or inflatable object inside the tank with air to pop out the dent. Another technique was to fill it with water about half way and use a valve on gas cap to fill the rest with air. Have any of you ever repaired a tank that had this problem? If so, what did you do? I'd like to stay away from cutting the tank but may have to as a last resort. See the pics of the tank in the stuck and troubled section. Thanks for any help with this.

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1951g

09-26-2007 12:18:28




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 Re: Repairing a gas tank in reply to 1951g, 09-26-2007 08:07:42  
Thanks for the response guys. I might try the water first and then the bent rod and use the local body shop as a last resort.



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soundguy

09-26-2007 10:55:54




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 Re: Repairing a gas tank in reply to 1951g, 09-26-2007 08:07:42  
Hmm.. potty filter keeps kicking my message back...

If it was a clean tank out of the tractor, a stud-welder/puller would be my first choice.

Past that a dent pull hammer that uses a self tapping sheet metalscrew.. you thread it into the center of the dent and hammer the dent out.. then just braze up the hole... sand and smooth and paint and nobody will ever know..

Soundguy



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glennster

09-26-2007 10:05:11




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 Re: Repairing a gas tank in reply to 1951g, 09-26-2007 08:07:42  
couple things you can also try. get some 1/2 or 5/8 rod stock, round of one end, bend the rod kind of like a letter j. you slide the rod in the filler hole and use the rounded end to pick the dent up. bend the rod as you go to lift the dent up. other way to go, body shops use a stud gun that welds a small nail to the metal then you use a puller to get the dent out. you can solder some nails head down to the tank and use a pair of vice grips to pull the dents up. then remove the nails.

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circus

09-26-2007 09:50:39




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 Re: Repairing a gas tank in reply to 1951g, 09-26-2007 08:07:42  
Dosn't look to bad. I'd try all water at low pressure and a flat faced hammer to tap on the outer edge of the dent.



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