Repairing a gasoline tank

I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
on any container which has held gasoline" because
of dangerous vapors.

I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
smell for sometime to come.

Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

Any advice appreciated!

: I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
: an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along : the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
: on any container which has held gasoline" because
: of dangerous vapors.

: I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
: the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it : smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
: smell for sometime to come.

: Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

: Any advice appreciated!

Stick a match in it. That small can't have that much fumes and they'll only burn once!

: I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
: an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along : the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
: on any container which has held gasoline" because
: of dangerous vapors.

: I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
: the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it : smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
: smell for sometime to come.

: Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

: Any advice appreciated!

I've used a product called JB Weld to repair the bottom of a gas tank; it should work on a seam as well. It's a two part epoxy and is very easy to use.

: I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
: an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along : the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
: on any container which has held gasoline" because
: of dangerous vapors.

: I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
: the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it : smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
: smell for sometime to come.

: Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

: Any advice appreciated!

I had a leak in the gas tank of an old Volvo wagon, which I fixed with an epoxy gas tank mender that I got at a parts store. I didn't even drain the tank, just pressed the mender into the leaking seam and smeared it around until the leak stopped. It held for another 6 years and over 120,000 miles. Didn't look pretty, though.

: I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
: an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along : the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
: on any container which has held gasoline" because
: of dangerous vapors.

: I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
: the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it : smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
: smell for sometime to come.

: Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

: Any advice appreciated!

I've soldered tanks numerous times, and Martin is right. I make it simpler, just wash out the tank with dish soap and hot water, blow interior dry with airhose, and start soldering!!! And start with brite clean metal, and use a soldering paste like NOKORODE etc. Low flame from oxy -acet. or propane is best.

Bottom line: safest bet for me is to give up on any ideas
about heating a container which previously held fuel.

Thanks much for all advice given.

Joe

: I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
: an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along : the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
: on any container which has held gasoline" because
: of dangerous vapors.

: I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
: the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it : smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
: smell for sometime to come.

: Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

: Any advice appreciated!

:Advice is FREE. Plastic surgeons aren't. We've used a 2 part epoxy called Magic Metal to
repair gas and diesel tanks. Clean, (I prefer a good areosol parts cleaner)
then mix and apply. In twenty minutes you can be filling
your tank with fuel instead of that surgeons pocketbook.

: I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
: an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along : the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
: on any container which has held gasoline" because
: of dangerous vapors.

: I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
: the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it : smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
: smell for sometime to come.

: Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

: Any advice appreciated!

Get a hold of an old soldering iron heat that to melt the solder. or buy some of the tank sealer they sell or just get another tank or make an appointment with your undertaker

: : : I have a leaking gasoline tank on a small : : Briggs and Stratton engine. The tank is metal and
: : is about 4" square by 12" long. The leak is along
: : the seam.

: : I want to try and repair it by heating the tank with
: : an acetylne torch and laying a bead of solder along : : the seam. My torch instructions warn "never use
: : on any container which has held gasoline" because
: : of dangerous vapors.

: : I emptied the tank about a week ago, the cap is off
: : the top, the valve is out of the bottom, but it : : smells like a fuel container and I expect it well
: : smell for sometime to come.

: : Do I have anything to worry about heating this thing up?

: : Any advice appreciated!

: Get a hold of an old soldering iron heat that to melt the solder. or buy some of the tank sealer they sell or just get another tank or make an appointment with your undertaker

It's possible to repair a tank with a torch. The trick is that you first drain it, rinse it out a few times, and then fill it with exhaust gas from your car's muffler. You wouldn't need a acetylene torch, though, a propane torch would work just fine. The trick is to get your surfaces very very clean before you solder.

I just repaired leaks in both a diesel tank as well as a gasoline tank and I'm here writing this!

~martin