Martin_A._Secrest@NEB.VOA.GOV wrote:
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> Anyway, I guess the lesson Išve learned the hard way is to be careful what
>you stow in the trunk/boot! Or stay off the brakes!
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> The tank is now empty. My first intention is to open the filler cap and
>sender hole, turn on a fan to vent any fumes, and try pulling out the dent
>from the back. Hopefully, it will snap back into place, and the sender hole
>will return its original form, or close enough to hold water, so to speak.
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> Which brings up a side issue -- without using any tools that could cause a
>spark, am I taking enough safety precautions?
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> Martin Secrest
> 74 Spitfire 1500, a little misshapen ...
Martin:
That's an unfortunate thing to have happen...we all have enough to do
sometimes with routine maintenance!
Call me a wuss, safety nut, or whatever you want, but I don't work on
anything if gasoline fumes are present! Tools aren't always the only
source of sparks, as static electricity will prove. Or the fan motor you
use to vent the fumes.
Now that you've got a good sealer in your tank anyway, it shouldn't be
that much trouble to go ahead and fill the tank with water to evacuate
all fumes, then drain and blow it out with compressed air to thoroughly
dry. (Be sure you've removed the fuel line from below first and plugged
hole, toprevent water from entering line to fuel pump.)
Good luck! Hope your plan works. You may have invented a new service
to be offered by "The Dent Doctor".
Martin Libhart
1972 TR6 (driver)
1970 Spitfire Mk.3 (under restoration)
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