[patrick_g]

LB, IF you let the fuel delivery outfits know you need fuel well in advance of running out and tell them to stop by when it is convenient for them I find that it can get you good service. On the other hand, some vendors are just plain stiff necked and rules is rules! I don't waste time on them a second time even if I need twice the minimum delivery.

I buy over a years worth at a time but since I am in the one outfit's "system", having bought fuel before with a good check, they make the delivery and within a week to a month mail me a bill. Pretty casual and convenient.

RE diesel leaking through a weld. Sorry, but it was a bad weld. A good weld is fused metal through and through and not even semipermeable to fuel. I have considerable experience in making bad welds on fuel systems and have had to struggle sometimes to stop the leak.

When welding old rusty (sometimes thin) metal that likes to burn through it is easy to end up with a leaky weld. Galvanize can cause problems with leaks too. I find that one good way to seal a leaky weld is cleaning the area as good as possible and then brazing with plenty of flux will make the weld liquid tight even when under pressure.

Hard soldering works too.

Pat

Pat