xxwiener Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Does anybody have an idea of how to get a dent out of a gas tank. I just went to talk to a paintless repair place and he informed me that these tanks are double walld (which makes perfect sense), so just popping it out is not as simple. Can anyone help. Steve The dent is 7 oclock from the gas cap, right by the curbiture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbird Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Are you sure it's double walled? I thought the same thing, but the '05 F4i tank I recently repaired wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxwiener Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Actually, I am not sure. I was going to kick it around the site if anyone knew for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cudgel Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 The tanks are not double walled on 2000 model year 'birds. I've cut one open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrxxquad Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I agree! May have to pull and remove the pump to get to it though. From the bottom. The neck is going to be harder to get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicholy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Drop an M-80 in it and close the cap quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimack Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Drop an M-80 in it and close the cap quickly. fill it with water and freeze it................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicholy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Drop an M-80 in it and close the cap quickly. fill it with water and freeze it................ You beat me too it! I was just coming back to post that one up. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxwiener Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Drop an M-80 in it and close the cap quickly. Won't the fuse being lit catch the gas inside on fire.... I will go to another paintless repair place and see. The yayhoo I dealt with yesterday told me it was a double walld tank about......25 times in a 4 minute conversation. Thanks for the help guys. Stan, just know she is being well taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimack Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I had seen that freeze the water thing used to remove a dent in an exhaust pipe. maybe the dry ice method would be worth a shot? dry ice I have used the ding king dent remover Billy mays special, for the tank , it took a lot of time but it did the job. 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicholy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Thanks for the link to the dry ice, Mack! I am going to file that one away. Plus it gives me an excuse to play with dry ice. And yes, the M-80 was a mild attempt at humor. Please do not try it. However, I did try the freezing the tank idea with an ATV tank many years ago. It actually worked pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 If you don't mind sending it off to be fixed you can try www.empiregp.com Plasticweld use to come on here from time to time, haven't seen him in a while but he does some good work. I had him seal an old Virago tank and paint match the grap rail plugs. Shop is located in NY Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaygermeister Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 If it is just a small dent like a dimple you should be able to find someone that knows how to use body dent spoons to work them out. I’ve seen them work magic on door dings so it should work on our gas tanks…………….. Don’t think it will work on your rims though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriartii Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I used the dry ice method on a ding in my tank when I first got it, 97 bird. Noticeably reduced the ding, didnt come all the way out cause I didnt have the patience to finish it up. Ended up putting a second look cover on the tank and you couldnt see it. Kinley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogoMan Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My tank is dented badly. The dry ice method looks promising. Looks like I'll still have dents but maybe not as bad. I'm thinking that it would be best to have a full tank of gas to reduce the chance of condensation inside the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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