On Tuesday 25 September 2007 08:11 pm, Jim Muller wrote:
> Just when I thought it was safe to put the wrenches away...
>
> My Spitfire has a new sound. When I turn a corner at anything more
> than walking speed I hear a clunk clunk clunk, maybe 3 to 5 clunks
> right behind me which sound like something bouncing across a metallic
> floor or swinging against a metallic wall. Except there isn't
> anything to swing or bounce, nothing loose underneath nor under the
> spare tire.
>
> I fully expect one or more of you to say it is something come loose
> in the gas tank. So what would it likely be? A filter perhaps? Is
> it serious?
>
> I don't relish the idea of pulling the tank, or even just pulling a
> cover off.
>
> Tanks in advance,
>
> Jim Muller
> jimmuller@rcn.com
Jim,
It has never happened to me but could it be possible that one of the baffles
came un welded inside the tank?
Dont see how this could happen unless rust is at work somehow. There couldnt
be enough vibration to cause one of those plates to loosen at least not
without ripping a hole in the tank skin.
Is the gas gauge still working? Could be the sender float.
Did someone put a golf ball or other foreign object in the tank?
Bob
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