I think I saw new tanks in the latest Roadster Factory sale flyer for
about $140.
Eric Zambori
Larry Hoy wrote:
>
> Hmm, maybe it's time for a new gas tank. About $170.
>
> Larry Hoy, Denver, CO. USA
> http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com
> 1967 MGB Roadster, Vintage Racer
> 1969 MGB Roadster, Driver
> 1970 MGB Roadster, Fixer upper
> 1987 Jaguar XJ6 VDP, for the wife
> "It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
> ==========================================
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Thomas I Perigrin
> > Sent: Monday, October 26, 1998 10:48 AM
> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Calooh, calaay, oh frabjus rummmm *sputter* *silence* oh oh
> >
> >
> > Recap - Emma, 72 MGB, stored for 10 years, back on the road.
> >
> > Ah, the MG experience! Driving through Appalachia as the leaves turn
> > color. Cornering with the top down, the wind nipping my ears. Smoothly
> > shifting up and down, and listening to the lovely sound of my engine as I
> > motor along in sheer bliss. *Cough* Whats this? My car has a "cough"?
> > *cough cough* I'm losing power! *cough cough ungh umph errr* The
> > crushing sound of silence...
> >
> > I coast over into a driveway, knock on the door to apologize for presuming,
> > and then lift the hood. Nothing awful to be seen... I look, poke, prod,
> > feel, and then sit back in the drivers seat to ponder. And as I ponder, I
> > turn the key to "on", and I hear silence. No *tick tick* as the fuel pump
> > pressurizes the line. So, I pull the line off of the fuel filter, and turn
> > the key. No fuel...
> >
> > Out with the spanners, wiggle under the rear, and disconnect the fuel line
> > inlet to the pump. Attach a length of 1/4" tubing, and blow. WOW! Thats
> > plugged! Finally, it blows clear, and I drop the level of the hose to
> > start the flow. The fuel is dark brown with rust and stuff...
> >
> > But I had drained the tank, and half filled it, and sloshed the car back
> > and forth as hard as I could, and did that several times until it ran
> > clear! Oh well, think on it later... Problem solved, I reconnected the
> > fuel line, and got back on the road.
> >
> > AH, the MG experience! Smoothly cornering, wind in my hair, listening to
> > the soft purr of the engine... listening to the ... awful, terrible, sudden
> > silence.
> >
> > Under the tail, again. Two miles closer to home. Under the tail, again.
> > Finally, I make it home.
> >
> > AH, the MG experience. *rueful grin*
> >
> > So, the question is this... what do I do now? Do I drain the tank, slosh,
> > drain, slosh, drain, and hope? Or do I pull the tank, clean it, use acids,
> > use solvents, steam, etc? Or what?
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > A .sig is static My life is dynamic. I can't think of a single
> > quote or witty saying that expresses the mercurial nature of the changes in
> > my life. The only constants in my life are stress, my loving wife, and
> > the weekly hairball my cat leaves on the carpet.
> >
> >
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