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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Read the mail. “If there’s no fuel in the tank”. Obviously!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext'> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kees Oudesluijs<br><b>Sent:</b> 04 November 2019 17:47<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Gas cap parts now in tank<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>DON"T do anything stupid like that!!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Fuel or fuel mixture in a hoover could mean a big flame out!!!!!!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Kees Oudesluijs<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Op 4-11-2019 om 17:39 schreef <a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If there’s no fuel in the tank…….</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’ve had some success extricating little things from little places. Take a hoover with a flexible extension hose and tape a narrower, say garden hose, pipe into/onto the end of the hoover’s hose. Push the hose into the tank and suck away…..(I’m sure there’s a joke in there somewhere). if you can get the end near enough to the errant parts, it may grab them. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If you fail to extricate them, leave them there. I don’t see them presenting any type of threat. A bit of excitement for some future owner.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Healeys <a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Oritt<br><b>Sent:</b> 04 November 2019 12:33<br><b>To:</b> Austin Healey <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Gas cap parts now in tank</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222'>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.<br>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.<br>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. <br>Given that the two pieces are made of steel what is the worst that could happen? </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#3333FF'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Best--Michael Oritt</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suggested annual donation $12.75<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>