Something to keep in mind. Opinions in archives about tank refurbishing
could
be really really outdated by now. i.e. it's easy to overlook the date of
the thread.
e.g. in a 2009 thread, people could have been dealing with untouched OEM,
newer replacement tanks or refurbished tanks. (though that should be
obvious ??)
Like, how old were the tanks they were dealing with?
Even though the Manchester tank has a manufacture date on the tag:
https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/PropaneLPTank#5353758688576474546
with the old type of tank, that tag was tack welded at each corner and is
typically rusted out by now.

I have had no regrets replacing what was likely the OEM tank on my '81 and
'88.
For point of reference, the '81 had an ID tag that was nearly falling off
but had the newer type of regulator etc.
The '88 tank was pretty rusty.

album showing pics of tank replaced on my '81
https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/PropaneLPTank#
image of tank I replaced on my '88
https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy#5749513276597084050

For the ~ $350 or whatever for a new tank, if in doubt, just replace it.

Neil.

On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 7:45 AM, Nick Feickert <thesuperflydisco@gmail.com>
wrote:

Ok. I've been reading a lot in the archives on options for the tank.
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