Re: A Tale of Two Patricians
Posted by Packard Don On 2019/6/12 19:24:10
I'm rather stuck at my shop for at least another hour as a major thunderstorm is passing overhead bringing a major downpour of rain and it's about a city block to walk back to the house. I had to close all the doors and windows so it's quite warm in here now.
Anyway, I was about to post to ask what the green color is on the Treadlevac's top reservoir cover but now that I'm cleaning it up, I can see for myself. The cover is copper so the green is oxidation but it sure looked like paint! The other parts, especially the reservoir, are cleaning up nicely but I didn't expect that the reservoir would at all because it looked very corroded when I started. It was apparently undercoating on it and that actually preserved it. Inside is another story but it should clean up too although I have a replacement.
I had another surprise a little while ago when I went to drain the gas tank and discovered that the gas in it still smells like gasoline. Of course, I'm not going to use it but that's still nice to know. At one point when I used to drive the car I sealed the tank so I wasn't sure what to expect.
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Anyway, I was about to post to ask what the green color is on the Treadlevac's top reservoir cover but now that I'm cleaning it up, I can see for myself. The cover is copper so the green is oxidation but it sure looked like paint! The other parts, especially the reservoir, are cleaning up nicely but I didn't expect that the reservoir would at all because it looked very corroded when I started. It was apparently undercoating on it and that actually preserved it. Inside is another story but it should clean up too although I have a replacement.
I had another surprise a little while ago when I went to drain the gas tank and discovered that the gas in it still smells like gasoline. Of course, I'm not going to use it but that's still nice to know. At one point when I used to drive the car I sealed the tank so I wasn't sure what to expect.
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