1980 Vacuum cans keep imploding/crushed
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
All true, DUB. But, the reality is that the ONLY recourse we have is to bi+ch about the poor quality parts we got and vow to NEVER buy another part from that source. I can accept an occasional miscue...but repeat offenders and stores that just don't care about their customers NEVER see me twice!
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
Now, before you install that tank, cap two of those fittings with rubber caps and connect the other to a manifold vacuum line. Start the engine and watch the car. Idle rpm is good; more rpm makes LESS vacuum! If it lasts more than 30 seconds, you're good-to-go.
P.S. Tomato cans may not have vacuum applied to them. If not, they don't need a heavy-duty can. Coffee DOES need the heavier can because it is sealed in a vacuum to keep the coffee fresh. Hopefully, your can is strong enough. [Boy, that last sentence didn't sound right, at all....]
P.S. Tomato cans may not have vacuum applied to them. If not, they don't need a heavy-duty can. Coffee DOES need the heavier can because it is sealed in a vacuum to keep the coffee fresh. Hopefully, your can is strong enough. [Boy, that last sentence didn't sound right, at all....]
Last edited by 7T1vette; Sep 16, 2019 at 03:46 PM.
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It turned out great. I scuffed the can, etch primed it, and painted it semi gloss black and you can't tell the difference. It's as tight as a bulls *** when vacuum applied. The SEM product is used to hold quarter panels on vans without a problem. The only thing that will separate it is 1100 degrees from a heat gun.
MY ONLY PROBLEM IS I FORGET IF NIPPLES FACE UP OR DOWN WHEN BACK INSTALLED. I wrote in caps hoping someone will answer :-)
MY ONLY PROBLEM IS I FORGET IF NIPPLES FACE UP OR DOWN WHEN BACK INSTALLED. I wrote in caps hoping someone will answer :-)
Melting Slicks
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From: Cape Girardeau Missouri
P.S. Tomato cans may not have vacuum applied to them. If not, they don't need a heavy-duty can. Coffee DOES need the heavier can because it is sealed in a vacuum to keep the coffee fresh. Hopefully, your can is strong enough. [Boy, that last sentence didn't sound right, at all....]
Last edited by SwampeastMike; Sep 20, 2019 at 04:13 PM.
