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Old 07-15-2018, 01:47 PM   #8
WHN
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Default Re: Level in Gas Tank????

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Originally Posted by Big hammer View Post
A empty tank is more dangerous than a full tank, gasoline as a liquid doesn’t burn, the vapor is what burns! I watched a welder weld a gas filler neck, he would not weld until the tank was completely full and with a water wetted towels around where he was welding. Another story was a man in a junkyard struck a match near an open gas tank and bloom went the tank.
At half a tank I have no gas showing nor splashing in my gauge. I will suggest you try and find and remove the missing float, as it may sink and cover the gas outlet like with my late 31 tank. I need to remove a missing float because it is causing flow issues :-(
Your right, a half a tank of gas won’t give off any vapor? Really?

I still say to empty it and let it breath. Yes there is still vapor, but at least there should be no gas to add more vapor.

I would plan for what could happen and hope that everything goes all right.

Also. Anyone who would think about welding a full tank of gas, would not be work for me. Sounds like a war story.
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