Myles, Malcom;
Double the WOW!! In all my years of flying I would never, Never have put a
fuel nozzle into an airplane tank without first grounding the airplane! Who
would ever have thought of such a thing happening with a car; especially a
race car.
For fueling the Lotus, I attach an electric fuel pump to my bulk storage
tank, have an aluminum nozzle that fits into the (rubber) fuel cell vent
hose, and 'pump' the fuel in through the vent. Pretty safe, so I thought...
no 'plastic' coming into contact with the car or fuel system.
Before I fuel again I'll be adding one more item. A ground strap from the
car to the pump and battery.
Thanks again; you may have well saved one of the "loves of my life!"
Carl McLelland #247 series 1 Sunbeam Alpine
Lotus 61 formula Ford
> Malcolm:
>
> WOW, that's most unusual. I have certainly heard about the risks of
filling
> a plastic fuel container, especially if its sitting in a plastic bedliner
in
> the back of a pickup, but not at the track! I use a plastic funnel and
fuel
> bottle all the time.
>
> I would suppose a grounding strap between the fuel jug and the car would
tend
> to eliminate this. Even though plastic is not a good conductor, it can
build
> up a static electric charge.
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