<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>I have 130000 miles on an aluminum tank. No sealer.</div><div>Ken Freese </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> </div><div>Date: 4/10/17 7:43 AM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: healeys@autox.team.net </div><div>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Aluminum Gas Tank </div><div><br></div></div>
<p>My immediate response would have been 'yes,' as I've sealed two
new (steel) tanks with no negative results (one's been sealed for
at least 20 years). However, Hirsch's own FAQ says 'SEALER SHOULD
ONLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT' (the whole doc is in caps). So,
if a company that has a vested interest in selling sealer doesn't
recommend it, I wouldn't do it again, esp. with an Al tank, which
should be more impervious to rusting (I believe Al forms a thin
oxide layer on its surface anyway).</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.hirschauto.com/sealer.pdf">http://www.hirschauto.com/sealer.pdf</a><br>
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Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/10/2017 12:01 AM, Michael MacLean
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<blockquote cite="mid:426674048.66609.1491807671938@mail.yahoo.com" type="cite">I have a new aluminum gas tank for my BN2. Can I use
it as is, or should I use gas tank sealer before I install it?
<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1491807660610">Mike MacLean</div>
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