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Fuel
Systems
Equipment Standards
FEDERAL LAW
183.512 - Fuel tanks: Prohibited materials
(a) A fuel tank must not be constructed
from terneplate.
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Terneplate is a steel that has been coated with
a lead-tin alloy. Since the lead-tin alloy is cathodic relative
to steel, the steel, in the presence of an electrolyte such
as salt water, can corrode galvanically, weakening the tank’s
structure.
Permanently installed terneplate fuel tanks
are prohibited for use as fuel tanks on boats with inboard
gasoline engines.
TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW
- The fuel tank is constructed from a
material other than terneplate.
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