[TR] Gas via reservoirs

[Paul Dorsey]

I don’t think I’ve got a bottle set up for that, and  I did mean bowls. And
I only wanted to see if it’ll crank up at first, in fact I may leave the
radiator off so only wanted to run one minute if that

On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 7:54 AM TERRY SMITH <terryrs at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi, Paul.  There are likely better, easier, safer ways to run fuel to an
> engine for test-starts.  One way would be to take a jerry can of fuel and
> run a line to the carbs.  You could hook up a Fawcet electric fuel pump if
> you can't raise the can sufficiently for gravity feed.  Saves the worry
> over spills, overflow, and so on, and gives you a bit more time with the
> idling engine before the fuel starves out.   Just keep in mind not to idle
> too long to avoid overheating if you haven't set up the radiator yet.
>
> On September 8, 2018 at 4:23 PM Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> OK, I’m not going to do it today. But soon I dream of starting it and I’m
> thinking of the fuel system. I am not wanting to put fuel in the tank but
> rather carefully pour it in the SU carbs reservoirs. Why is it that I’ve
> been told not to do this? It’s worked in the past? I think I’ve been told
> not to do this, I really can’t remember.
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