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Originally Posted by jbrewer
I got it! That's a good idea. Actually I think I have a jar of tumbling media that's shaped like little triangles, though the pea gravel is probably easier to find. I an strap it to a wheel of my O and let it tumbled around on jack stands.
I tumble a lot of brass for ammunition reloading, so I know how well this can work. I'm always a bit leary of getting near a used gas tank with a torch. Lou you're braver than I am (and clearly a better sweat solderer!)
Meanwhile, as I have the engine out of this 123, I discovered a brazed crack in the frame. The brazing is cracked too. While I'm anything but a good welder, I'll get the grinder out and try and get rid of the brass, groove the crack a bit and see if I can wire weld top and bottom.
It's about this part of the process I have to remind myself what it is I set out to fix :-)
Oh, and the driveshaft pin hole is egged out. I'll split the tractor and see what the front of the hydro shaft looks like....
I suppose after 55 yrs things DO wear out....
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Been my experience where ever there has been braze, it gets into the "pores" of the metal and trying to weld it produces Spatter/porosity like the metal is very dirty,
And I have wound up with a mess, even if ground away, I can't get it all out.
As far as parting a tank at the seems:
some are spot welded, some are seam welded/rolled résistance welded.
Few are just furnace soldered or furnace brazed.
Just my experience.
Myself, I clean up the loose scale and put the tank in use.
If storing a cleaned tank, do as others said, oil it inside.
Fuel in a tank has vapors which precludes moisture laden air, so rust mostly does not occur.
