Wash the tank out with dish water detergent it will kill the gas
fumes....Try it.....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Gribben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 5:44 PM
Subject: Cutting gas tanks (was: RE: Bradley conversion)


> A safe method of cutting gas tanks is to fill the tank with water to
absorb
> and displace the vapors. Drill your starter holes and use a Sawzall to cut
> the tank.
>
> >Hi Lawrence,
>
> >That actually wasn't a very smart move.  You should assume any gas tank
> >is filled with combustible vapor.  Cutting with abrasives creates
> >sparks.  A much better method would have been drilling a starter hole
> >and using manual or power snips.
>
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