T era tank??
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T era tank??
It has one inlet on top and one outlet on bottom rear. 80 inches long.
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Re: T era tank??
Part of some fire fighting equipment?
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Re: T era tank??
This came from a family that was Texaco dealer for three generations
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Re: T era tank??
Hey Dennis, neat tank. Love the rivets!
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I'm pretty sure it is T era. I have an old oval truck tank that was Texaco. It has 3 compartments, was painted red, and had round Texaco logos about 8" in diameter. It is pre WWII, and it is welded together. I believe the 3 compartments were for gasoline, (large) kerosene, (medium) and motor oil.(smallest)
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Re: T era tank??
Yes Pat I have seen them the way you described it. This is a singe large tank with a baffle and one fill hole. The small opening in the top has an air schrader valve in it. I suppose to pressurize the tank.TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 6:13 pmI'm pretty sure it is T era. I have an old oval truck tank that was Texaco. It has 3 compartments, was painted red, and had round Texaco logos about 8" in diameter. It is pre WWII, and it is welded together. I believe the 3 compartments were for gasoline, (large) kerosene, (medium) and motor oil.(smallest)
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Re: T era tank??
Generally speaking, tanks with flat sides and ends are not meant to hold significant pressure or vacuum. A pressure tank will almost always be round with either convex or concave ends. No telling how the Schrader valve came to be in the tank. If you apply pressure to it, I'd suggest limiting the pressure to 5 PSI or less.
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Re: T era tank??
2-cyl REOs riveted their gas tanks similarly to that. I always liked rows of rivets too.
When did I do that?