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Hey guys,

I recently picked up a gallon marker for a visible pump I am restoring. I was not sure of the material and luckily work at a product development consultancy where a colleague who is a material scientist could test the sample. I would like to make the ones I am missing out of the original material as original equipment is just not available. There was a build up that looked like paint but was actually a patina and deposit buildup. The finish looked the same as all the others I have seen. In analyzing the material, which turned out to be 270 yellow/cartridge brass, we also analyzed the build up. It had traces of iron from the castings leaching into the fuel but the bulk of the thick buildup was actually lead deposits from the leaded fuel they were immersed in.

I want you all to know that you should take great care in handling the parts that had direct contact with gas. If you need to handle the gallon markers and they look to be dark green or black in color you should wear gloves and don't sand or buff them out in the open.

Other than that, thanks for all the help I have received in the last few months of having emailed back and forth with you guys. I am learning a lot and having fun finally completing some the pumps I've gathered over the years.

I make Tea from that stuff its great! Nice flavor in Oregon Jam also.

Larry

Too late,I'm done for!

My kids loved to lick the patina off...cheaper than a tootsie pop, but when their teeth come in, you have to give them something else to chew on like a short section of fuel hose. Dave

ME TOO.
How much would you have EAT for it to kill ya?
HELL, everyone knows the Cigs & Beer kills rats, I haven't seen any around my stuff in a long time since I started throwing the cans & butts on the ground].

I used to work in the lead transfer building repairing the lead transfer pump. It pumped the ethyl from the tank car to the storage tanks. We never used any protective gear at that time. My health is still good at 76 (knock on wood), but my memory is shot. MMM you suppose that has any thing to do with it. Mitch

DB , I use that to add flavor to my chewing tobacco .

Hell ya can die from drinking too much Bottled Water. What else is new?
Sex is proven to be bad for your health, I'll have a smile on my face if that happens & won't care if shes Ugly in the morning!

Wonder what I did w/ all those Mercury coated pennies?

To help save a Life, I'll give Oreonjam $5 per complete indicator stick, $10ea Roller Nozzle & $50ea Bowser 300/Wayne 800!

The only lead problems I have are in my BUTT - sometimes.Must be an age thing.