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Originally Posted by Aufgeblassen (Post 500208)

One of my three air tanks under my driver's seat of my 2006 Volvo 780 exploded the other day! It just blew apart at the welded seams. Fortunately, I was only going 20 or 25 MPH at the time, and quickly pulled over.

I was towed to Lake City, FL for repair, but they had to order a new tank, so I was down a full 24 hours.

Damn Aluminum!!! It should have been made out of steel, then this would not have happened, most likely.

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Man, if your tank is not fully destroyed, maybe it can be welded. I am a professional welder, as i graduated a school that i found on https://weldingnearyou.com and I have fixed some tanks, it's not so hard to do. Try to find a welder near you, maybe he can fix your tank and you won't need a new one any more.