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ORIGINAL: Trock
That was my point and I wasn't trying to start anything with you or anyone else. But some people are pulling them and saying It was the new one and putting it back in. They were maybe confusing the build date situation by not really knowing for sure. I'm just relating what I saw when I changed mine. There is not a big difference unlees you look in the regulator hole. And you can see that unless you pull the reg out.
Agreed theres no ease way of telling. [:@] \\;A part number stamped into the shell would have been nice.
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Someone mentioned that calling the HD customer service representative \\;at  \\;(414) 343-4056 \\; they may be able to tell if the old or new shell is installed. With a build date of 7/07 I am going to just change it.
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