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Re: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank

To: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank
From: Chris Manuel via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2021 18:57:49 -0500
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Dave-

I=E2=80=99ll send him down to drive yours!

Chris

Z3 at least
1960 Corvair (long story)



> On Jun 7, 2021, at 6:48 PM, dwoerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net> wrote:
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> Hey Chris!  I seem to remember that story!  I also put my tank on the =
barbie per Frank's instructions.   Tank had been sitting empty for two =
years.  Filled it with water and boiled it with extinguisher at hand.  =
Was fearful when I discovered the filter screen was nylon and thought it =
may have melted.  All is well 20 years later.=20
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> If you had the Bugeye your son could be driving it now! ;-)
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> Dave W.
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> 59 :()
> 59 MGA 1500
> Burlington WI=20
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> "Pay It Forward"
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Chris Manuel via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: 6/7/21 2:54 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank
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> I put the one from my =E2=80=9966 on the grill.  Amazing what came out =
of it.  Something I overlooked when decommissioning the car, would have =
been much easier and a time saver as it was bone dry when I originally =
got it.
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> Jim Johnson and Larry Macy got me through the 50th at Elkhart Lake by =
instructing me to blow in the gas tank to force gas through the =
incredibly clogged screen.  I know there was a photo floating around of =
that process on the side of the road.
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> Probably the most intimate I was with that car.   Miss it, but not for =
that reason.
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> Chris
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Dave-</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>I=E2=80=99ll =
send him down to drive yours!<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Chris</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Z3 at least</div><div class=3D"">1960 Corvair (long =
story)</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jun 7, 2021, at 6:48 PM, =
dwoerpel &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dwoerpel@wi.net"; =
class=3D"">dwoerpel@wi.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Hey =
Chris!&nbsp; I seem to remember that story!&nbsp; I also put my tank on =
the barbie per Frank's instructions.&nbsp; &nbsp;Tank had been sitting =
empty for two years.&nbsp; Filled it with water and boiled it with =
extinguisher at hand.&nbsp; Was fearful when I discovered the filter =
screen was nylon and thought it may have melted.&nbsp; All is well 20 =
years later.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">If you had the Bugeye your =
son could be driving it now! ;-)</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Dave W.</div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">59 :()</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">59 MGA =
1500</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Burlington WI&nbsp;</div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">"Pay It Forward"</div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
id=3D"composer_signature" dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Sent via =
the Samsung Galaxy S8, an AT&amp;T 5G Evolution capable =
smartphone</div></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div align=3D"left" =
dir=3D"auto" style=3D"font-size: 100%;" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">-------- Original message --------</div><div class=3D"">From: =
Chris Manuel via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"=
 class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; </div><div class=3D"">Date: =
6/7/21  2:54 PM  (GMT-06:00) </div><div class=3D"">To: Ron Soave via =
Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; </div><div class=3D"">Subject:=
 Re: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank </div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div>I put the one from my =E2=80=9966 on the =
grill.&nbsp; Amazing what came out of it.&nbsp; Something I overlooked =
when decommissioning the car, would have been much easier and a time =
saver as it was bone dry when I originally got it.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Jim Johnson and Larry Macy got me through the 50th at Elkhart =
Lake by instructing me to blow in the gas tank to force gas through the =
incredibly clogged screen.&nbsp; I know there was a photo floating =
around of that process on the side of the road.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Probably the most intimate I was with that car.&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Miss it, but not for that reason.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Chris<br =
class=3D"">------------------------<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><a =
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