Just Victor's safety tip of the day. Fred is way right. Please! Gasloine +
compressed air = very effective, sensitive and high yeild bomb!
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us [mailto:Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:21 PM
To: Roadsters; Patrick P. Castronovo
Subject: Gas (was 67 Roadster 1600 Oil Filter)
Pat,
If you do not recommend it, why are you advising it? Old gas is very
volatile. Injecting a compressed air stream into the fuel line to blow out
gasoline sounds dangerous.
A long time ago I pulled into my driveway with my roadster, and saw my
neighbor's garage door go flying open with the neighbor running out
screaming
his head off. He had been working with gas on his car in the garage and it
exploded in flames. We barely had time to get everyone out of the building
before it burned down.
Also, old gas can leave a sticky residue in the tank that can cause future
problems. That's why it might be a good idea to drop the tank and get it
cleaned.
Fred - So.SF
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>Subject: Re: 67 Roadster 1600 Oil Filter and...
>Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
>Date: 5/25/2001 2:13 PM
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>I had let my car(non Roadster) sit idle for 2 years. I tried to
>start it with the gas that was remaining in the tank. As you
>suspected it would not start. I jacked the front end up to push all
>the gas in the tank forward to the fuel linefitting on the gas tank.
>Then I removed the fuel line at the fuel pump, before it goes into
>the pump. Then I took my compressor and wrapped a rag around the air
>hose stuck it in the Gas tank filler tube and as best as I could with
>the rag made a sealed connection to the filler tube and blew all the
>fuel out of the gas tank into a portable Gas Can. Simple. I do not
>recommend it. But it worked for me. Pat
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