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Originally Posted by Topher5150
I picked up a 46-48 gas tank a while back and I'm getting it ready to clean it out.
-I put some heat on the drain plug and the outlet noticed what looked like little metal beads. Are these lead soldered?
-it looks like there's a line in the tank that runs to the plate. Can that t taken off?
-last question can I fill some pin holes with lead solder?
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Yes, the bung is soldered.
You may or may not be able to solder pin holes. The issue is, if you see
some holes, there are a zillion more that are not seen and will show up sooner rather than later.
I'd suggest buying a new tank from Drake. I am not a big fan of his but have to say, he got those tanks right. I have installed a couple in '46 - '48.
The safety thing that has been brought up by others is quite real and should be taken very seriously.
I don't know of any shops that will still repair these. The unleaded fuel has a way of permeating the metal and as such is much more dangerous than the tanks that were used with leaded fuels.