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Dan

10-11-2001 12:54:13




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Any sugestions on taking a rather large dent out of a gas tank --its about the size of a baseball.
Thanks for any help you can give me.




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crazy canuck

12-26-2001 21:55:47




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 Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to Dan, 10-11-2001 12:54:13  
Dan,
Listen to Eddie Petty on this one, a little water and some way to pressurize. BE CAREFUL you have to regulate the amount of air that you are putting in.



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Johan

11-03-2001 23:00:57




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 Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to Dan, 10-11-2001 12:54:13  
Why not just fill the dent with filler, no one can see what is on the inside, only the one who uses a match.



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Dale13

10-20-2001 13:24:32




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 Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to Dan, 10-11-2001 12:54:13  
Put a heat lamp over the are then remove it and hold dry ice to the dent,obviously not with your hands. Dent will pop out.



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GeneD14

10-12-2001 11:01:24




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 Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to Dan, 10-11-2001 12:54:13  
A shallow dent will sometimes come out with a large suction cup.



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Eddie Petty

10-11-2001 18:35:33




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 Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to Dan, 10-11-2001 12:54:13  
Okay, I can already hear the howls of protest but here goes !!!
I had a similar dent in the bullet-nose end of my Farmall A's fuel tank. I removed the tank, plugged the strainer fitting, filled the tank all but full of water, fitted a Shrader valve to a spare gas cap and VERY GENTLY pressurized the tank...pop and the dent was out. (the water fill is to reduce the accumulator effect of the pressured air).
Of couse this method will not work as well on a dent containing a crease.
Okay fellers, let's hear the protests !!!

Eddie Petty, Courtland, Virginia

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Tyler(WA)

10-12-2001 10:18:04




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 Re: Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to Eddie Petty, 10-11-2001 18:35:33  
That's a better plan than the fella who wanted to see the dent from the inside of the tank. Held a lit match to shed some light inside the fill hole.

The dent came out but his hair took a long time to grow back. ;-o



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LarryG

10-12-2001 04:04:28




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 Re: Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to Eddie Petty, 10-11-2001 18:35:33  
..... I think Chevy calls that hydroforming of the frame on their pick up trucks..... ... It's a good idea until somebody gets lazy and leaves out the water, puts a little too much pressure to it to get out that last little dimple and has a weak seam..... ..... ... Just gotta be careful.



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brandon

10-12-2001 10:19:56




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 Re: Re: Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to LarryG, 10-12-2001 04:04:28  
fill three-forths with water - then freeze the tank and the dent will come out. However, start with small amounts of water first, then add more and more water until you have enough to push the dent. This may take several freeze and thaws to get it right



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dan0

10-13-2001 08:28:06




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to brandon, 10-12-2001 10:19:56  
Where is the dent? corner? flat area? this is the key to the fix.
If it's on a flat spot I'd drill and pull, or you can get creative and remove the tank, find/build a tool to get behind it and push it back out.
-be careful when pushing ot back out -you can create even more work, don't try to move the metal all at once, be patient.
I'm a restorer and without seeing the dent it's tough to determine how to approach this-
dan0

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joe

12-29-2001 19:41:28




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Dent in gas tank in reply to dan0, 10-13-2001 08:28:06  
braze a penny to the end of a steel rod,make a couple of them or so. grind old paint from dent,keep sparks away from filler , Solder (not with open flame ) the pennys to the dent and pull it out



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