25-04-2018, 08:05 PM
Just to emphasise the point:
I washed my tank out 5 times with hot soapy water.
It still didn't feel right.
So I put it in the garage, closed the door to just a slit, got a lit blowlamp on the end of an 8 foot pole, and directed it at the tank.
I know, we are all cringing now, including me. This was a very long time ago.
There was a gentle "WHOOOOMF" - no big deal but enough to show that if I had tried to fix the tank without doing this, I might have damaged myself.
So take note: petrol tanks are VERY dangerous things to play with.
Simon
I washed my tank out 5 times with hot soapy water.
It still didn't feel right.
So I put it in the garage, closed the door to just a slit, got a lit blowlamp on the end of an 8 foot pole, and directed it at the tank.
I know, we are all cringing now, including me. This was a very long time ago.
There was a gentle "WHOOOOMF" - no big deal but enough to show that if I had tried to fix the tank without doing this, I might have damaged myself.
So take note: petrol tanks are VERY dangerous things to play with.
Simon