Scrapping a car..
07-27-2015, 05:18 AM
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Re: Scrapping a car..
so I luckily tracked another place located in woodbridge off route 1 that doesn't require half the shit the other one did. Just as a FYI, the company was Davis Industries and their requirements were fuckin crazy so avoid them.. this other place literally just wants a hole in the gas tank, battery removed, and the title.
the question now is does my car have a drain plug for the tank and if not how do I make a hole in it without blowing up my driveway....
the question now is does my car have a drain plug for the tank and if not how do I make a hole in it without blowing up my driveway....
You might want to use a cordless drill too. Water and electricity is as bad as gas fumes and an ignition source.
07-29-2015, 09:09 PM
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Uh... cordless drills use electricity too. In fact, the powerful ones make sparks from the motor when starting/stopping. Air tools are the way to go to avoid spark.
07-30-2015, 03:25 AM
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Sparks aren't an issue. The water forms a vapor barrier. It's simply to avoid electricution. Cordless tools are very low amperage and no risk
08-02-2015, 05:35 AM
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So I managed to do this twice since I made the thread, both without power tools. Sort of a pain in the ass but rather safe than sorry. First time drained the tank and left it over night to allow the fumes to disperse as BeastTX metioned. Next morning I simply took a brass rod and hammered it in slowly to create a bunch of little holes and formed it in to one big one (junk yard specifically wants one fist size hole, not a bunch of little ones).
Second time around, the drain plug stripped and I had over 10 gallons of gas to drain, so that was a real pain in the ass, specially because I was doing this on my driveway with the car on jack stands. Long story short I did the same procedure, but I would allow a bucket to fill up with gas, plug it back up, empty the gas in another car, and had to do that about 5 or 6 times to get it all out of there.
Key is just being patient, first time I was rushing everything and dropped a lot of gas on my driveway which got pretty messy. Second time around I took my time and out of 10+ gallons, I couldn't have dropped more than 1/8 gallon all while doing it on my back. Brass works great because it doesn't create a spark so if need be, you can hammer the shit out of the tank, specially if it is metal like mine was.
Second time around, the drain plug stripped and I had over 10 gallons of gas to drain, so that was a real pain in the ass, specially because I was doing this on my driveway with the car on jack stands. Long story short I did the same procedure, but I would allow a bucket to fill up with gas, plug it back up, empty the gas in another car, and had to do that about 5 or 6 times to get it all out of there.
Key is just being patient, first time I was rushing everything and dropped a lot of gas on my driveway which got pretty messy. Second time around I took my time and out of 10+ gallons, I couldn't have dropped more than 1/8 gallon all while doing it on my back. Brass works great because it doesn't create a spark so if need be, you can hammer the shit out of the tank, specially if it is metal like mine was.
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