[Tigers] FIller neck vent question
Stu Brennan
stubrennan at comcast.net
Mon Mar 31 19:38:24 MDT 2014
Back in the day, I filled the tank of the Tiger, probably for the first
time. It was a sunny Sunday morning, girlfriend of a few months in the
passenger seat, picnic basket in the trunk, as we headed for a TE/AE
gathering down in Rhode Island. I smelled a bit of gas when I filled it,
but, that happens...
So I get to the "S" curves on 95 down toward Providence, and suddenly the
gas smell is really strong. Moments later a motorcycle guy pulls up beside
me and yells "You're leaking gas!!" I was right at an exit, so I pulled
off, and into a gas station right at the end of the ramp. Investigating in
the trunk, I found that the balance hose had cracked right where the hose
attaches to the driver's side tank, and when all the gas rushed to one side,
out it came, dripping out the drain at the bottom of the fender.
Talk about luck. This was a REAL gas station like they had in the old days,
with repair bays, lots of spares hanging around, and what not. The mechanic
wasn't there, but the pump attendant knew they had a variety of hose
sizes... A few bucks later I had a new hose in place. I dumped some water
through to flush out as much gas as I could, and we were on our way. Note:
Gas fumes do nothing to enhance the taste of most types of sandwiches...
Oh, she married me anyway.
Stu
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