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Dumb thing of the year and something learned #98524
07/26/2006 03:49 PM
07/26/2006 03:49 PM
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Well I did the one dumb thing of the year today, my only one allowed. One more stunt like that and I can step off a bridge or eat a bullet.

I accidentally drilled a hole into a gas tank.

Fortunatly I did not blow myself up. Or maybe I did and this is from the grave. Last month a lightning bolt missed my head by 3' so it appears the Lord is not letting me off this mess of a world so easily.

So I had gasoline coming out of a 1/4" hole and wondering what to do about it, and quick!

What do to? What to do? It's all over the place! Nobody light a match (unless I'm laying in it, then go ahead).

What I ended up doing was cutting a piece of rubber tubing, and inserting that into the hole, then inserting a screw into it and snug it. The leak stopped, but not enough that I would trust it. I plan on a permanent fix this weekend but I don't see any leaking yet. I drove the car around for a bit and still no leaking.


What I will do later on is see about perfecting this idea into a quick fix emergency plug device for plugging bullet holes in tanks.


Anyone have any further ideas?


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Re: Dumb thing of the year and something learned #98525
07/26/2006 04:23 PM
07/26/2006 04:23 PM
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Many, many years ago, a helicopter I happened to be flying in took a round in the oil tank. We made it back all right, but we quickly received another call to pick up wounded personnel.

Our crew chief picked up a small piece of scrap lumber, whittled a point on it, and jammed it into the oil tank.

It wasn't pretty, but the people we picked up weren't too particular. As best I remember,we flew another couple hours before getting the tank replaced.

Onward and upward,
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Re: Dumb thing of the year and something learned #98526
07/29/2006 03:05 AM
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Originally posted by airforce:
Many, many years ago, a helicopter I happened to be flying in took a round in the oil tank. We made it back all right, but we quickly received another call to pick up wounded personnel.

Our crew chief picked up a small piece of scrap lumber, whittled a point on it, and jammed it into the oil tank.

It wasn't pretty, but the people we picked up weren't too particular. As best I remember,we flew another couple hours before getting the tank replaced.

Onward and upward,
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Hell, that's nothing! Many, many years ago we patched up shot up rotor blades with 100mph duct tape! laugh

Re: Dumb thing of the year and something learned #98527
07/29/2006 04:14 AM
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Hell, that's nothing! Many, many years ago we patched up shot up rotor blades with 100mph duct tape! laugh
Did you actually find someone brave enough to fly it? laugh

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