Ditto. And by the way, the tank Matt is talking about, I believe is a spherical Monel tank, which can take 3# and probably more.
A large flat tank like the rest of us have will be destroyed by 7# of pressure. The safety valves on large RIBs are set at 2.5# pressure, and they are spherical. 1# of pressure will be plenty to check with soapy water, but from the sounds of things, yours is most likely leaking on the bottom, for a number of reasons, but mostly that is where the water and bacteria eat through them. Bill Coleman From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Matt Wolford via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:57 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: wolf...@erie.net Subject: Re: Stus-List LF38 Fuel Tank Replacement I just had my 44-year old tank pressure tested to the original manufacturer’s specs. FYI, the industry standard at the time (stamped on the tank) was 3 psi. From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of ssjohnson via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:11 PM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com Cc: ssjohnson <ssjohn...@aol.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List LF38 Fuel Tank Replacement Thanks for all the options...knowing them is half the battle. I checked with the Yard ... they suggested removing all fuel and trying a pressure test at no more than 7psi. Off to get half a dozen 5 gallon Jerry cans :-( Spencer Johnson
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