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Post by Supercharged86 on Mar 23, 2019 23:30:43 GMT -5
Here we are again friends, same issue different saw, WTF! This 90* fitting isn't budging. This time there is no option B, so what's the secret? Besides snapping it off, drilling it out and then god knows what. Thanks. Steve
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Post by 5terrysupersaws on Mar 24, 2019 0:27:32 GMT -5
A new fuel hose elbow is available at Leon's... for a picture see part# 63297-A
Old saying from working on drive-lines/front ends with seized components......
"Heat the part you're gonna throw away" ... suggest a heat-gun or if you dare a torch.
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Post by Supercharged86 on Mar 24, 2019 11:07:08 GMT -5
So it sounds like it was never designed to be reused. That's a bummer. Thanks.
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Post by scotts2000 on Mar 26, 2019 18:30:47 GMT -5
I use torch regularly on the old mag...have no fear...works great...
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Post by Supercharged86 on Mar 26, 2019 23:30:05 GMT -5
I use torch regularly on the old mag...have no fear...works great... Thanks my friend. |
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Post by chainsawlady on Mar 27, 2019 0:02:30 GMT -5
Just be sure all the gas is out of tank!!!
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Post by blythkd on Mar 27, 2019 7:58:20 GMT -5
Just be sure all the gas is out of tank!!! Good advice. The first time I went near a saw with a propane torch, I ended up throwing a flaming 450 out the shop door! I think I got away with just a melted fuel line and oil line but that was a long time ago. I was a lot more careful after that. |
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Post by scotts2000 on Mar 27, 2019 8:05:51 GMT -5
I have made a few wood stoves out of propane tanks ..i always fill with water full before cutting in...
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Post by blythkd on Mar 27, 2019 8:15:32 GMT -5
I have made a few wood stoves out of propane tanks ..i always fill with water full before cutting in... I filled a lawnmower tank with water one time then drained it and blew shop air in it for a minute or two. The outlet was leaking at the seam where it sealed to the tank. I fired up the torch to braze it and when my torch waved past the inlet, the tank blew across the floor several feet with a big WOOF! I suppose gasoline is a little different from propane though. I've learned to have a lot of respect for gasoline vapor. |
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Post by edju1958 on Mar 27, 2019 8:18:07 GMT -5
I was going to say to make sure all the fumes were out og the tank.The fumes can be worse than the actual fuel as they ignite before the liquid does.The result will be a nasty explosion & you may not live to tell about it. Ed
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Post by scotts2000 on Mar 27, 2019 8:20:26 GMT -5
Thats the key.. I cut into the tank full of water...
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Post by sweepleader on Mar 27, 2019 18:43:43 GMT -5
Cutting, gas welding, or gas soldering an enclosed vessel of any kind or shape with a torch can result in an explosion even if there are no gas fumes in the thing to begin with. The metal can quench the flame, as in a flame arrester, it will always be colder than the flame. The resulting combustible but unburned mixture of gas and oxygen can get pushed through the seam or crack into the enclosed vessel. Guess what happens when that gets ignited. Any such work on any such vessel should be attempted only with continuous, vigorous ventilation of the vessel.
I learned about this problem after a frame rail on a car, with lots of alignment and other holes, exploded on me while I was cutting off a bracket. The frame rail was no where near sealed up and had been dry for a very long time. No damage done that time but it certainly made me want to find out what happened.
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Post by rowdy235 on Mar 27, 2019 18:50:48 GMT -5
Dan's got some good advise there, when you're working with an enclosed area anything can happen.
Fortunately I've never had to invove a torch with a fuel tank on a saw but I've done work cutting/welding fuel tanks in other applications. Ventilation is key but I have filled the unit with water as scotts mentioned with good results.
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