Tecumseh gas tank cracking

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I have a rebranded Murray snowblower (Noma) with a Tecumseh 8hp engine. It's about 22 years old and besides a few rust spots here and there, it's been excellent. Yesterday, I was getting it ready for the upcoming season and noticed the plastic gas tank is cracking in several spots. It's not leaking yet, but I'm not taking any chances and have ordered a replacement. I've never had this happen on any of my OPE before. Is this common with Tecumseh?
 
Actual cracks or "crazing"? For a 22 year old machine, that's probably expected.

Is this machine stored in sunlight most of the time? UV doesn't help the equation.
 
Plastic cracks. I replaced the tank on my back pack blower at about 10 years ole..
 
I remember back then there was a recall for those tanks cracking. It happened frequently. Now you are stuck with repairing with JB Weld or replacing the tank.
 
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Actual cracks or "crazing"? For a 22 year old machine, that's probably expected.

Is this machine stored in sunlight most of the time? UV doesn't help the equation.
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Cracks. Like stick your fingernail in it, almost all the way through. It's stored indoors 99.999% of the year.
 
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