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old style metal gas tanks. Worth the trouble?
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<blockquote data-quote="santeerangerman" data-source="post: 368970" data-attributes="member: 14389"><p>Was helping a buddy clean out his granddad's old shed, and came across a metal, OMC 6 gal tank. Except for some surface rust on the outside, the tank looks to be in pretty darn good shape. Bottom of the tank on the outside looks near perfect. Zero rust and the paint still looks good. Inside of the tank looks pretty clean, with a LITTLE old gas/oil residue along the edges. I know the gasket around the sight window will need to be replaced.</p><p></p><p>So, is there any way of checking the tank for leaks? I was thinking about pumping about 6-8psi air in it and spraying the seams on the outside seam with some soapy water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="santeerangerman, post: 368970, member: 14389"] Was helping a buddy clean out his granddad's old shed, and came across a metal, OMC 6 gal tank. Except for some surface rust on the outside, the tank looks to be in pretty darn good shape. Bottom of the tank on the outside looks near perfect. Zero rust and the paint still looks good. Inside of the tank looks pretty clean, with a LITTLE old gas/oil residue along the edges. I know the gasket around the sight window will need to be replaced. So, is there any way of checking the tank for leaks? I was thinking about pumping about 6-8psi air in it and spraying the seams on the outside seam with some soapy water. [/QUOTE]
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