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[Fwd: Neverending saga of the gas-tank leak]

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Subject: [Fwd: Neverending saga of the gas-tank leak]
From: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 12:18:31 -0700
Organization: Curry Enterprises
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 12:14:49 -0700
From: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
Organization: Curry Enterprises
To: triumps@autox.team.net
Subject: Neverending saga of the gas-tank leak
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Hey!

I never meant to start any dissertations on the do's and don'ts of
repairing fuel tanks, I only wanted to relate my experience.

However, I only thought I had the leak fixed.  After the car had an 
opportunity to sit a couple of days, the mysterious smell of gasoline
again reared its ugly head.  And again, its in the same place as before.

So, what to do????  I may go ahead and try again (apprehensively after
all the negative feedback), try to replace it with the tanl I have from
a 75 Spit.  (see below) or try to find another tank from an early Spit.

The tank from the 75 Spit has a tube running down from the top into the
tank to suck the fuel out.  The older Spitfires have a hole in the
bottom of the tank and use the old gravity method.  If I can figure out
how to marry the two technologies, I'll use the newer tank, otherwise I
will look for another solution.

It's always something....
Joe Curry  '63 Spit




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