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February 14, 2022 at 6:52 pm #254599
retiredoz
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    The book says starting in ’48, the Scott tanks were steel on the top and the bottom was cast aluminum, glued together with a special plastic adhesive.   I’ve had many where the seams were JB-ed after they sprung a leak, apparently the adhesive had a shelf life.  If the ’48 Firestone had the older tank, it was all lead-coated steel..