Home Forum Ask A Member Pressure rating for OMC 1950’s tanks

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    stanley
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      If you need more info,( I’m sure you’d ask better questions) just call them and ask for tech support.They were very responsive.I also wonder if some manufacturer of gas cans etc. supplied those tanks to the outboard companies.

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      fleetwin
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        Joe beat me to it. Today, and for as long as I can remember, tanks permanently mounted in a hull, have had a label that has a number of items listed, including a pressure rating. Since the tanks are often quite large, the pressure ratings are very low. We have a special device made up, that attaches to the vent fitting of a tank, and can use regulated shop air, to test the tanks. Generally, it is no more than 4 PSI, and even at that, the noises the tanks make under that pressure is scary.

        I have horrible memories of trying to get at and remove some of these tanks for sure.

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