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I have an old steel L tank out behind the shop that goes i the back of=
a pick up and I was considering refurbishing it for diesel containment.=
Overall it is in decent condition, but I planned to clean out the inside=
- maybe some acid treatment and a coat of fresh paint on the outside. O=
n the bottom is a half inch hole and it may have been tapped, but the me=
tal is not that thick.Generally I would think a socket head plug would g=
o there to act as a drain, but I am not sure there is enough steel there=
to form a reliable seal.Any ideas on how to best treat this? I could t=
ap for a plug and try it... I considered welding or JB Welding some larg=
e washers to provide enough meat to allow a socket plug to work..Any oth=
er appropriate "stoppers" come to mind? I was also considering just seal=
ing up the hole on the bottom and adding a drain on a vertical surface n=
ear the bottom. MattColumbus, GA
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<div> I have an old steel L tank out behind the shop that goes i th=
e back of a pick up and I was considering refurbishing it for =
diesel containment.</div>
<div>Overall it is in decent condition, but I planned to clean out =
the inside - maybe some acid treatment and a coat of fresh paint on the =
outside.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>On the bottom is a half inch hole and it may have been tapped, but =
the metal is not that thick.</div>
<div>Generally I would think a socket head plug would go there to act as=
a drain, but I am not sure there is enough steel there to form a reliab=
le seal.</div>
<div>Any ideas on how to best treat this? I could tap for a plug a=
nd try it...</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I considered welding or JB Welding some large washers to provide en=
ough meat to allow a socket plug to work..</div>
<div>Any other appropriate "stoppers" come to mind?</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I was also considering just sealing up the hole on the bottom and a=
dding a drain on a vertical surface near the bottom.</div>
<div> </div>
<div> </div>
<div>Matt</div>
<div>Columbus, GA</div></html>
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