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Re: fuel cell

To: Odd Hedberg <odd@triumphclub.se>
Subject: Re: fuel cell
From: Aaron Johnson <sugar@holly.ColoState.EDU>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 07:14:37 -0700 (MST)
Cc: Dan Arrington <gt6nut@foxinternet.net>, triumphs <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
who needs a petrol gage?

On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Odd Hedberg wrote:

> Friends...
> Could someone tell me how the fuel level sender works in a tank 
> filled with a foam material, please. I have a little bit of a 
> problem picturing how they do it... Silly me, right? ;-)
> Yours
> /Odd
> 
> Dan Arrington skrev:
> > 
> > Actually fuel cells can be about any size you want them. 
> > NASCAR uses a 22.5 US gallon cell. The cells used in Drag 
> > cars are plastic. All other racing use Steel cells. The main 
> > difference they are called "Cells" is they are filled with 
> > a foam material and vented in a way that keeps gasoline vapor 
> > from replacing the free space as the gas is used. Thus hopefully 
> > avoiding an explosion in the event of a crash that may rupture 
> > the cell. In my opinion, in most of our LBC's are rolling bombs 
> > that would greatly benifit from having a fuel cell installed 
> > in place of the gas tank. BUT they are EXPENSIVE!!! In the 
> > neighborhood of $400 US for a 10 gallon cell.
> > My car will definatly have one in it before it sees the road.
> > 
> > Dan Arrington (Near Portland,Oregon)
> > gt6nut@foxinternet.net
> > http://foxinternet.net/web2/gt6nut/index.htm
> 
> 
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