Re: Gas Tank

["Dean" <dht3000@adelphia.net>]

That's the way we repaired gas tanks on airplanes when we got bullet holes 
in them that needed plugged.

Dean



> When work (such as welding) needs to be done on underground fuel storage
> tanks they are first completely drained and allowed to vent for a period 
> to
> allow any residual fuel to volatilize.  Then some dry ice (solid CO2) is
> placed in the tank which sublimates (goes from solid to vapor state) and
> displaces any oxygen that is necessary for combustion.  I assume this 
> would
> also be applicable to a Healey tank.
>
> Scott Dickson
>
> 64 BJ7
> 65 E-Type OTS