On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:45:24 +0100, "Badger"
<brianhatton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>"macman" <phootos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:6e3eb0ce-a789-4f30-b9b9-64b024d1cdf2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>
>>> > Get with some soapy water (or, better, proper gas-leak tester stuff)
>>> > and
>>> > look for bubbles...
>>>
>>> I replaced a twin (2 tanks welded together with balance pipes) system
>>> recently for a customer, exact same issue, a weld on the balance pipes
>>> had
>>> failed and gone ****ous! When I looked into it, I discovered that this
>>> particular tank setup (2 welded together) is no longer made for this
very
>>> reason - apparently a lot failed.
>>> If it's a welded set-up, you'll probably have to get a cradle, 2 new
>>> tanks,
>>> 2 multivalves, 1 contents sender, 8mm t-piece to split the filler
feed,
>>> 6mm
>>> non-return t-piece for the feed out and some 6mm and 8mm gas pipe, and
>>> possibly a 8mm to JIC adaptor for the filler.
>>> Badger.
>>
>> Great information thanks very much to all ...
>>
>> Badger, was it not possible to re-weld the joint that had failed on
>> the twin tank set-up?
>
>Do you really want me to answer why you shouldn't even be considering
>welding a rusty pressure vessel full of explosive vapours, whether under
>pressure or not????????
>KA-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!
>
>> Also would it be easier to replace the twin tanks with a single
>> toroidal tank bolted to the underside of the floor of the truck,
>> assuming they have died?
>
>Depends on vehicle. Customer wanted the same range at minimal cost - 2
40ltr
>tanks are considerably cheaper than a fancy filled-torroidal even after
>adding the multivalves into the equation.
>Badger.
>
Vac purge and then fill with CO2? Far less risky than welding petrol
tanks. Petrol tanks the stuff hides in the seams and keeps on
vapourising.
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