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Right=E2=80=A6 so no calibration marks needed, because they won=E2=80=99t =
mean anything. Just eyeball the depth of the damp area.
Your big problem is that the =E2=80=9Cstick=E2=80=9D needs to be =
flexible to have any hope of bottoming out, given the bend in the filler =
neck. For instance, a strip of lath. Just hope it doesn=E2=80=99t break =
off in the tank. I have cut a strip of corrugated cardboard for this =
purpose. Single use only, and then you have to safely dispose of a =
gasoline-soaked piece of cardboard...
Seriously, I don=E2=80=99t understand going to great lengths to avoid =
fixing something that is easily fixed. I am never satisfied unless every =
component of my MG is functioning as intended. Unsurprisingly, =
everything works.
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Max Heim
mvheim@sonic.net
> On Jan 6, 2023, at 4:53 PM, S.Carr <britfan1@epix.net> wrote:
>=20
> You could determine the difference between a mostly full tank, a =
partial tank, and a very low tank, but that=E2=80=99s about it =E2=80=93 =
and that=E2=80=99s all we want, so we can judge whether we can make it =
to the next gas station. (Ran out of gas only once=E2=80=94in the TD, =
coming home from Watkins Glen (dash warning light failed)=E2=80=94luckily =
another club member came along & got us some.)
> =20
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for =
Windows
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Right=E2=80=A6 so no calibration marks needed, because they =
won=E2=80=99t mean anything. Just eyeball the depth of the damp =
area.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Your big =
problem is that the =E2=80=9Cstick=E2=80=9D needs to be flexible to have =
any hope of bottoming out, given the bend in the filler neck. For =
instance, a strip of lath. Just hope it doesn=E2=80=99t break off in the =
tank. I have cut a strip of corrugated cardboard for this purpose. =
Single use only, and then you have to safely dispose of a =
gasoline-soaked piece of cardboard...</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Seriously, I don=E2=80=99t understand =
going to great lengths to avoid fixing something that is easily fixed. I =
am never satisfied unless every component of my MG is functioning as =
intended. Unsurprisingly, everything works.</div><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">--</div><div class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"mailto:mvheim@sonic.net"; class=3D"">mvheim@sonic.net</a></div><div=
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jan 6, 2023, at 4:53 PM, S.Carr <<a =
href=3D"mailto:britfan1@epix.net"; class=3D"">britfan1@epix.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, =
0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
text-decoration: none;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: =
14pt;" class=3D"">You could determine the difference between a mostly =
full tank, a partial tank, and a very low tank, but that=E2=80=99s about =
it =E2=80=93<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>and =
that=E2=80=99s all we want, so we can judge whether we can make it to =
the next gas station. (Ran out of gas only once=E2=80=94in the TD, =
coming home from Watkins Glen (dash warning light failed)=E2=80=94luckily =
another club member came along & got us some.)<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D""> </o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Sent from<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986"; style=3D"color: =
blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=3D"">Mail</a><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>for =
Windows</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br =
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