Dude asked me if I could weld a "couple of pinholes" in a fuel tank, told him I'd take a look at it.
When it came in I saw a few pin holes and the tell tale paint blisters all over. Handed it back and told him "its junk". Well he didn't want to understand, gave me the same look my dog gives me when I talk to her. So I pulled a screwdriver out of my apron pocket and put it against one of the paint blisters and pushed another hole into the tank. Still no understand! So I got aggravated and grabbed grinder with cutoff wheel and he looks concerned. Asked what I was going to do. Told him I needed to get a look at the pinholes from inside! I cut a section then buffed some fo the rust and let him look inside. Finally he understood. Tossed it into scrap iron pile, and told him to have nice day.
Thats why welding pinholes in tanks is not a good idea. Its not about what you see on the outside.
Peter
When it came in I saw a few pin holes and the tell tale paint blisters all over. Handed it back and told him "its junk". Well he didn't want to understand, gave me the same look my dog gives me when I talk to her. So I pulled a screwdriver out of my apron pocket and put it against one of the paint blisters and pushed another hole into the tank. Still no understand! So I got aggravated and grabbed grinder with cutoff wheel and he looks concerned. Asked what I was going to do. Told him I needed to get a look at the pinholes from inside! I cut a section then buffed some fo the rust and let him look inside. Finally he understood. Tossed it into scrap iron pile, and told him to have nice day.
Thats why welding pinholes in tanks is not a good idea. Its not about what you see on the outside.
Peter
