<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>I would think both are larger than the intake line----and some intake lines have a sock type filter over them. If this is true, they are too big to be sucked into the line. I guess it is possible for them to block that line but would release when the pump stops.</div><div>tom</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com><br>To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com><br>Cc: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net><br>Sent: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 08:05:32 -0500 (EST)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas cap parts now in tank<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">I may be mistaken Michael but I think they are made of brass.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">M</div></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 7:33 AM Michael Oritt, <<a href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;" data-mce-style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;" data-mce-style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Yesterday when I removed the gas cap preparatory to filling the tank the cap came apart and both the spring and inner pressure plate fell into the tank.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Since the tank is steel I am doubtful that I would be successful in extricating the parts by fishing about with a long magnetic wand down the filler neck.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Before removing the tank from the car and shaking it to get the parts out I thought I would ask for opinions on whether this is necessary. </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Given that the two pieces are made of steel what is the worst that could happen? </span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;" data-mce-style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;" data-mce-style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" data-mce-style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br><div><br></div>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br><div><br></div>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><div><br></div><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><div><br></div><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" data-mce-href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><div><br></div><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><br><div><br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>