Kidney Tank

duan...@gmail.com

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Apr 2, 2025, 3:46:11 PMApr 2

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Fellow Fliers,

Things have been so quiet on this forum I find myself missing Robert and Doug.

While safetying my oil drain plug on Saturday, the welded/brazed safety tab on the tank snapped off. I did safety to the airbox but would like to fix the broken part. Has anybody delt with this in the past? What would you do?

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Duane

’46 Chief, N85981

Mark Peterson

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Apr 2, 2025, 4:30:08 PMApr 2

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You know, Duane, everytime I do my oil change I look long and hard at it and hope it doesn't snap off. Guess they didn't think 75 years would be around for it! Good luck. I would think that someone could braze it back on, if they can weld/braze up repairs on the thin wall tank anyway. Worth a few local phone calls.

Mark

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Apr 2, 2025, 5:33:54 PMApr 2

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Very carefully empty and clean it very well so it doesn’t cut fire and have them weld a little new tab

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Apr 2, 2025, 5:47:11 PMApr 2

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Duane,

If you were closer I would be happy to braze it back onto the tank again.

Joe A

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Apr 2, 2025, 5:58:40 PMApr 2

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Hi, Duane, I miss Robert, Doug, and Tom, too. My son and I thought about PushPaks yesterday and how we are sad that there are no warehouses with new in the box PushPaks waiting to be discovered every spring.

A suggestion: if you get an Oil Drain Valve , you only have to safety it once, and they are much easier to handle - put a tygon tube on the nipple and drain directly to your catch basin.

I think they're kind of pricey, but maybe $100 well spent. Of course you still have to weld on the replacement safety-wire tab.

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Richard Murray

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Apr 2, 2025, 6:09:02 PMApr 2

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Weld on a new tab.

Richard in OH hating to be so blunt.

alan miller

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Apr 2, 2025, 6:43:06 PMApr 2

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John, I too thought of Robert and the Pushpaks yesterday. Glad to hear from the list!

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Apr 2, 2025, 7:52:54 PMApr 2

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Actually Robert did ship them directly to Spain, my dad is restoring them

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Rob McDonald

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I made a new tab and brazed it on.

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Duane Fey

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Apr 3, 2025, 8:35:19 AMApr 3

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I think that’s what I’m going to do at my next annual.

Thanks everybody, I’m good for now, but will start getting the stuff together to mount a new tab

Duane

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