Reply To: ’50 and up Sea King parts manual?

[John Gragg]

jeff-register wrote:

Some E bayers are dishonest. I sold a Lionel model train transformer & the buyer said the cord was cut. It was new sealed in the original box. I wouldn’t buy that tank on e bay, wait for a better one. Look how corroded the inside of the tank is thru the filler spout!!I had an old Johnson square tank fixed, it was vatted & nickle plated. I had too much in it, get a good tank to start with!! Maybe Doug Penn might have one. He is on the web.maybe one with a cap too!

Thanks Jeff. Can these tanks ‘corrode’? As in rust out? They are aluminum so they shouldn’t be able to rust out, right?

If they can ‘corrode’, then that’s why he got mad at me. I wanted info on what I was seeing in the tank and all he would say was ‘see description’. After asking twice more, I submitted a full price offer of $29 and said ‘if it’s not in a condition that can be cleaned, I will return it.’. He changed the ad to say no returns on tank and jacked the price up.

If aluminum can rust, how?

Thank you!

Best Regards,

John Gragg
RIverside, CA

Just starting in the hobby, please be patient.

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