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Old 11-23-2018, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sblack View Post
How did you weld the gas tank without blowing yourself to bits?

The diesel was so old that it had gone to light oil with fungus in it.
We drained it and let it set and then welded it with zero problems.
I have repair-welded a lot of old gasoline tanks with no problem. I have also built new replacement tanks for those "professionally exploded" by various shops.
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This old Kenworth tank was 5052 .063.
I welded it up with 5356 filler.
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