[Healeys] Use of common items

[BJ8 Healeys]

Many years ago a friend and I took his newly-purchased Sunbeam Tiger to a
car show about 250 miles away.  During the return, he suddenly started
slowing down and said he thought we were losing the fuel pump.  We banged on
the pump (mounted in the boot wall) and got it going again, but only for
another mile or so (repeat a couple more times).  At the last stop, I
happened to find the empty cover of some book matches lying by the road.  We
used the sandpaper to clean the pump points and at last report the pump is
still doing fine.
 
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666           
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA
 
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On Behalf Of Editorgary at aol.com
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 2:48 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Use of common items
 
Talking to my old car friends today, someone mentioned another use for the
match book -- you can use the abrasive striker strip to clean the points. !!
Oh, and you can use the chewing gum itself to plug leaks in, say, fuel
tanks.
Any more uses of packs of chewing gum and matchbooks?
G.