A somewhat less dangerous technique I used on an old Chevy wagon years ago
was to insert a metal tapping screw into the hole. I may have coated it with
gasket stuff first but the mechanic that told me what to do said it wasn't
necessary.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hooper" <mhooper@pixelsystems.com>
To: "'mike'" <mike@gsta.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:45 AM
Subject: RE: Fixing tank pin holes
> I saw the "best" method ever for fixing leaky gas tanks back in 1990. I
was
> visiting a friends truck factory. Some of the mechanics had a thriving
> private business going patching up old cars. They worked after hours in
the
> back of the plant.
>
> I came along one Saturday afternoon and saw a couple of guys working under
> the back of a compact car. I walked up close and looked under the car to
see
> what was up. There was a guy on his back under the car using a TIG welder
> and a piece of coat hanger to weld a leaking patch on the bottom of the
gas
> tank. With the tank full no less. I backed away really quickly I can tell
> you. However he didn't blow himself up. He claimed that the gas carried
away
> the heat by convection before it vaporized and blew up.
>
> My friend had his whole factory full of people from all over eastern
Europe.
> Poland, Czech, Russia etc.. They had learned a few pretty wild tricks
> working under lousy conditions. More balls than brains I guess.
>
> Mark
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