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Re: fuel cell

To: Dan Arrington <gt6nut@foxinternet.net>
Subject: Re: fuel cell
From: Odd Hedberg <odd@triumphclub.se>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:00:56 +0100
Cc: triumphs <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <19980114104231788.AAA218@gt6nut.foxinternet.net>
Friends...
Could someone tell me how the fuel level sender works in a tank 
filled with a foam material, please. I have a little bit of a 
problem picturing how they do it... Silly me, right? ;-)
Yours
/Odd

Dan Arrington skrev:
> 
> Actually fuel cells can be about any size you want them. 
> NASCAR uses a 22.5 US gallon cell. The cells used in Drag 
> cars are plastic. All other racing use Steel cells. The main 
> difference they are called "Cells" is they are filled with 
> a foam material and vented in a way that keeps gasoline vapor 
> from replacing the free space as the gas is used. Thus hopefully 
> avoiding an explosion in the event of a crash that may rupture 
> the cell. In my opinion, in most of our LBC's are rolling bombs 
> that would greatly benifit from having a fuel cell installed 
> in place of the gas tank. BUT they are EXPENSIVE!!! In the 
> neighborhood of $400 US for a 10 gallon cell.
> My car will definatly have one in it before it sees the road.
> 
> Dan Arrington (Near Portland,Oregon)
> gt6nut@foxinternet.net
> http://foxinternet.net/web2/gt6nut/index.htm


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