Old oddball pressure fuel tank.

[twostroke]

Any idea what this is/what it came with? A buddy found it cleaning out his dad’s garage and gave it to me. Pressure pump is built into the cap…..

Thanks!

Jim

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I say "pardon me" a lot. I had a 20H, then raced open mod sleds.

[rco]

I don’t think it’s a pressure tank. I got one similar with a Mercury super 5 that has a fuel cap with a hose barb to fill the onboard tank when you pump the plunger. Not sure if this was a factory accessory or aftermarket.

[garry-in-michigan]

Not an Evinrude or Elto part . . . 🙂

[kerry]

Not sure if its factory or homemade, but maybe an early alternative to the primer bulb? Someone didn’t want to copy the primer bulb technology yet? Obviously a blend of old (pressure tank) and newer (single line) technology.

If you have too many, AND not enough, you're a collector.

[dave-bernard]

mercury had them for the green tank race motors ( gravity feed tanks and carb) . they used them in marathon races to fill on the move. motor hd a special tank cap that the hose was hooked to. it was factory. late 40’s early 50’s.

[billw]

I know about the factory caps but are you saying that’s a Mercury tank, too?

Long live American manufacturing!

[jerry-ahrens]

That looks like a champion tank maybe? With that pump, it looks like it was used to refuel a square tank motor while on the fly. If you watch those old racing video’s you can see those guys pumping a handle to keep the motor refueled during a race. Garry could that be right?

[Anonymous]

Mercury Marathon tank

[1-old-outboard]

Yes I’m sure Dave has it. Mercury Marathon tank for refueling the green tank on a long run. Seems to me I have a cap for that very purpose. I think Joe Poole told me about them.

[dave-bernard]

yes merc tank. I have one.

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