Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 12:44:50 GMT From: Nutmegger<Menopsamcretroadagain.com> Subject: Re: welding right rear wheelwell
Martin Hilvers says... > >> I need to weld the right rear wheelwell on my 1986 saab 900s. Several >> spot welds have popped apart and I don't want the seperation to worsen. >> My question: is it necessary to completely empty the fuel tank before >> repairing with a MIG welder? > >- disconnect the battery >- remove all flammable material from the backside of the panel that you are >going to weld >(this may seem obvious, but a person I know set fire to the interior of his >SAAB 96 while welding on >the front inner fender, from the outside. He did not notice until his >workshop was full of smoke) Wow, it wouldn't seem obvious to me, but it's not like I've done all that much. >- no need to empty the fuel tank, just keep it closed. If the welds are >close to the fuel tank you may want to put some wet rags between the tank >and the panel. Really? That would make me nervous. >- do not work alone, get an assistant to watch what's happening while you >are welding >- have a fire extinguisher at hand... just in case Good advice, another obvious thing is wear the welder's mask! I know someone who did not and a piece went into his eye. He was fine, went right to the hospital. But now, 30 years later - he is having lots of problems with that eye and scar tissue. He needed a cornea transplant. <More info than you probably wanted to know> ~J~