Re: Brakes, MC's, Fuel Pump, Ect

[George Richardson <gprtech@ix.netcom.com>]

DUHART JOHN wrote:
> 
>         Also, how long should a fuel tank have to dryout for one all the fuel 
>is
> removed.  (i.e. until a lite match doesn't cause an explosion.)
> 
>

I one let a VW gas tank sit for 2 weeks before attempting to repair it.
Although I could smell no fumes, and had washed it out a dozen times, it
*STILL* put out a puff of flame when I started to weld.

On my TR3 tank, it had been rotted out for 20 years, but still had some
stuff on the inside that caught fire when I used a torch on it.

Gas tanks are dangerous.


George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L