Fire grate

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Concerns would be explosion. Having said that I would tell you to search on this forum as it has been discussed many times. You will get varying opinions no matter where you search.

What I personally do is empty the tank and weld it up using tig although I have done one with a mig spool...

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What about a small pan heater?
https://www.amazon.com/Kats-24150-Wa.../dp/B000I8TQD6

Or a heater that you replace the drain plug? Not sure if this would interfere internally.
https://triplertruckparts.com/thread...nless-1-2-npt-...

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It won't hurt to add a doubler. Are you using plain couplings or a weld in tank bung? Bungs by design add strength.

https://fueltankparts.com/products/s..._sync&utm_sour...

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Only thing I can think of is they are constrained on the ends where they drop in so as they heat up they grow but can't lengthen so they bow up then while cooling down they don't fully come back leaving a slight bow. Then it happens over and over till they eventually look like this. Just my educated...

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I told him I wasn't sure how steel would work vs cast but decided on 1" square bar as the dimensions worked perfectly. Even the openings were kept the same. Welded up four pcs to make up the grate. Only time will tell if this is a fail or not. I know they are going to get super hot but hopefully...

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Grates for a syrup evaporator. Old ones are castings and warped really bad. Of course it is a rush. Never saw anything like it. These go in the fire box for wood to burn on and ashes fall through. Supposed to be flat but they warped up. At first I thought they got to hot and sagged but owner says...

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Far from a diesel expert but maybe if it has been sitting it needs to be bled. Do you have fuel to the pump? After the pump? Did you loosen the lines at the injectors to see if you have fuel there?

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Never knew about the seasoning, thanks for sharing....