Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] L shaped fuel tank problem

From: Dave Cavanaugh <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 19:10:29 -0700

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I use JB weld for a lot of stuff, but that's not one I would do. I'd 
weld something over the hole that's thick enough to take threads and 
call it good, assuming the tank is safe to weld on.

On 4/17/2016 2:20 PM, Matt wrote:
>  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.
> On the bottom is a half inch hole and it may have been tapped, but the 
> metal is not that thick.
> 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 
> reliable seal.
> Any ideas on how to best treat this?  I could tap for a plug and try it...
> I considered welding or JB Welding some large washers to provide 
> enough meat to allow a socket plug to work..
> Any other appropriate "stoppers" come to mind?
> I was also considering just sealing up the hole on the bottom and 
> adding a drain on a vertical surface near the bottom.
> Matt
> Columbus, GA
>
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    I use JB weld for a lot of stuff, but that's not one I would do. 
    I'd weld something over the hole that's thick enough to take threads
    and call it good, assuming the tank is safe to weld on.  <br>
    <br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/17/2016 2:20 PM, Matt wrote:<br>
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      <div> 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.</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 reliable seal.</div>
      <div>Any ideas on how to best treat this?  I could tap for a plug
        and try it...</div>
      <div> </div>
      <div>I considered welding or JB Welding some large washers to
        provide enough 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 adding a drain on a vertical surface near the bottom.</div>
      <div> </div>
      <div> </div>
      <div>Matt</div>
      <div>Columbus, GA</div>
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From: John Innis <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:19:36 -0500

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You need a bung hole.  No, really that's what they are called!   A piece of
steel tubing that is thick enough to take threads and can be welded into
thinner sheet.  Make sure you get one of a materiel that matches your tank.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Currie/272/95070/10002/-1

On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Matt <[email-masked]> wrote:

>
>  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.
>
> drain, but I am not sure there is enough steel there to form a reliable
> seal.
> I considered welding or JB Welding some large washers to provide enough
> meat to allow a socket plug to work..
> I was also considering just sealing up the hole on the bottom and adding a
> drain on a vertical surface near the bottom.
>
>
> Matt
> Columbus, GA
>
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ne of a materiel that matches your tank.<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.jegs.=
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<div>=C2=A0I have an old steel L tank out behind the shop that goes i the b=
ack of a pick up and=C2=A0I was considering=C2=A0refurbishing it for diesel=
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<div>Overall it is in decent=C2=A0condition, but I planned to clean out the=
 inside - maybe some acid treatment and a coat of fresh paint on the outsid=
e.</div>
<div>=C2=A0</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 reliable sea=
l.</div>
<div>Any ideas on how to best treat this?=C2=A0 I could tap for a plug and =
try it...</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>I considered welding or JB Welding some large washers to provide enoug=
h meat to allow a socket plug to work..</div>
<div>Any other appropriate &quot;stoppers&quot; come to mind?</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>I was also considering just sealing up the hole on the bottom and addi=
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<div>Matt</div>
<div>Columbus, GA</div>
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