Not insulting at all, these are good reminders for everyone.  Fuel
tanks need to be handled very carefully.  There's a local radiator
shop here that will "boil out" a tank and repair small perforations
for reasonable fees.

Allan

On Jan 27, 2008, at 11:28 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote:

> Dear Allan
>
> i hope you do not take the following post as an insult to your
> intelligence but in the interest of safety i will venture forward
>
> Prior to proceeding with any gasoline tank repairs ...
>
> if repairing in the home garage ... read your home owners policy to
> see if burning the house down while doing own repairs is covered
>
> ensure all lights on extension cords or used for remote light are
> non breakable low heat
> ensure there is adequate ventilation in your work area
> remove all gasoline from the tank before attempting to remove tank
> from the vehicle
>
> if there is even the remotest chance that you will introduce sparks
> or open flame to the work area
> have the tank steam cleaned by professionals prior to attempting
> repairs and immediately after removal
>
> Most importantly remember that furnaces in the work area ... are a
> source of flame or spark
> remember also that if there are heater vents from the regular house
> forced air heater ...
> fumes can seep into the vents and make their way to the fire
> chamber ...
>
> good luck with your repairs ...
> yours
>
> On Jan 27, 2008 5:49 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> On Jan 27, 2008, at 8:12 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
> >  If this van is new to you consider that the upper leaks have been
> > there for a while which also mean that road debris and water have
> > gotten in
>
> Yeah good point.  If I have to drop the tank, which seems inevitable,
> I will definitely be going over it to be sure it's not perforated,
> and plan to clean up and POR-15 the whole thing.
>
> Allan
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
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> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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