At 07:28 PM 10/21/2009, terryrs@comcast.net wrote:
>In movies, when heroes are out of gas, they happen to have a bottle of whisky
>in the car.B Thinking on their feet, they pour the bottle into their gas tank
>and--varoom--off they go!
I can't speak to that specifically, but I once ran out of gas in the
Spitfire. It was going to be an hour or more before AAA would be
dropping by, so I rummaged in the trunk and came up with a
half-bottle of fuel treatment. Having nothing to lose, I poured it
in the tank. When I hit the starter, the engine caught and I hauled
ass for the gas station about 2 miles away. Made it with gas to spare.
I don't know if it was running on fuel treatment, or if it was enough
to float the residual gas below the outlet enough to let a bit more
flow. Either way, it saved me a long wait on the side of the road!
Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5
http://www.fishplate.org/vehicles/
Corrosion Acres, Georgia #354
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