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Morris

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I was jacking up the rear of the car under the differential. It was dark, I was hasty... and the jack slipped placing a great big dent in my fuel tank. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cry.gif

Any thoughts on where to get a new one?
 
I'll look to see if I have a good used one....

but, can a shop remove the dent?
 
Why would you want a new one? You just made one /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif !! Oh, a new tank! Most of the usual sources /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif !!
 
I have one off of a parts car that has been sitting for some time. It would need to be cleaned and sealed. The ebay tanks from Canada look good though.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:] but, can a shop remove the dent? [/QUOTE]

I don't know... what kind of shop would I approach for that job?
 
Radiator shop.
 
Yep, my local radiator shop has been successful removing some small to medium dents from gas tanks.
 
Would one of those suction-cup dent pullers work? Might be worth a look-see..

Mickey
 
Why heck a body shop dent puller the screw in kind would prob work then seal up the hole.
 
pressurize with Air and use a suction cup, no holes that way.


mark
 
Oh I agree Mark for a starter but if more effort is required..........
 
Tried the high-tech dent puller I keep beneath the kitchen sink. No such luck.
 
Drilling a tiny hole in a gas tank is no big deal...sometimes shops have to do that when they're cleaning/chemically lining a tank to make sure its clean...when my shop does that, they pressurize the tank again after brazing the little hole closed.
 
Kaboom, take the tank to the radiator shop. Let them fix it with one of their Big As_ Soldering Irons, no brazing with open flames.
 
Don't think any soldering is needed yet. (I hope).

I will give blowing it up like a balloon a shot before I take it to the radiator shop.

I wish I had a big tank full of Argon or CO2 I could use to inflate it with. Compressed air and fuel vapor... something about that mix sounds volatile...
 
Morris,

I am also, in Austin, if you want to PM me, I can give you the name of a radiator shop I used last year. They boiled my radiator, pressure checked for leaks and repainted it with the basic flat black radiator paint for a reasonable cost. They may be able to get the dent out... If you don't want to try them, you might be able to find one of those 'dent-buster' guys around town. Once you get the fuel out of the tank, they could probably use their magic tools and work the dent out... as long as they don't pass out from the fumes!

Larry Swofford
1969 MKIV HAN9-U-83236
 
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