Usually Friday is the dead day on the list. Guess I'll have to continue
my tank trivia. Heck, I wouldn't even mind another Volvo post.
Well, let see. Where was I. Trying to figure out what the thread pitch
is on the brass fittings that screw into My Cobra's tank. I carefully
measured the distance between the 4 threads on the male fitting. It
came out to 13.8 threads per inch, which probably means the pitch is
actually 14 per inch, which I thought I'd already ruled out. Perhaps it
was the solder on the threads that kept me from screwing on a 1"-14 nut
at the hardware store. I didn't really want to force a steel nut onto
brass threads. Anyway, I'll give it another try. Could this sucker be
metric? On a 30 year old Brit car???
Someone, (TeriAnn?) mentioned that they found rust patches on their gas
tank where felt pads had been between the tank and the tie-down straps.
My tank had similar pads except they were used to cushion the aluminum
panels used to cover the trunk area. There was also a coat of rubbery
looking paint (undercoating?) between the tank and the contact cement
used to attach the pads. This might be a good idea even with rubber
pads since I'll bet moisture can get trapped under rubber pads too.
I think I've stretched this about as far as I can.
Roland
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