Question Identifying reg and old tanks from the 60s

[Vivoazzurro]

I didn't notice (or even think about it) - the WK has a threaded - teflon tape valve over a newer 3/4"-14 NPT O-ring valve! My WK has a 1/2 STRAIGHT thread w/ o-ring. From the looks, I'm assuming it has the tapered 1/2 threaded valve. A real pain if you do need to clean the inside. The Norris is pretty standard if it has the oring valve (i.e. new valves work fine).

If you decide not to keep either - feel free to drop them off where I can pick them up. I'd really like to find a match to my other bottle bottom WK as they would make good doubles (my opinion only).

DM'd your help is really appreciated

 

[John C. Ratliff]

DM'd your help is really appreciated

The one thing I would look into a bit more is that it appears that the WK tanks are ungalvanized with a plastic coating over the tank. This is fine as long as it isn’t nicked down to metal, but once penetrated it is possible for more severe corrosion to happen in the area. Some people with these tanks stripped them, and then galvanized them to be more protective.

SeaRat