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How would you store a mildly used electric fuel pump?
uncle_vito posted for all of us...
And I know how to SNIP > > I hear all this reasoning but I also know that welders are very reluctant to > weld fuel tanks. I had a tank out of a motor home and they insisted it be > washed out completely with soapy water before he would weld on it. > > I also know of a person that was going to weld on a fuel tanker truck at a > shop next door to where I was working. He put dry ice ( or something > similar) in the tank the night before to remove all the oxygen. The tank > blew up the next day as he was welding. He was instantly killed and body > parts were found over at our place of business. Perhaps a welding torch is > different that fuel pump commutation sparks, but why take any chance at > creating a fire or explosion? I believe they fill them with water and braze them. Also there are pumps in the tanks correct? also there ate are explosion proof motors correct? -- Tekkie |
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