So when and why did motor oil stop coming in metal cans? The last hurrah for metal oil cans was in 1986, when Eagle Oil, citing cost issues, switched to plastic containers. Not only were the new ...

But it's badly impregnated with oil and can't be repaired. If we tried, the metal would just come apart. So, rather than have a machinist try to copy the heater and then build it, we decided to ...