[TR] Gas via reservoirs

Geo Hahn ahwahneetr at gmail.com
Mon Sep 10 08:52:17 MDT 2018


Did this with an MGA (had not run in 31 years).  Ran on two carbs for 1:30
then another 30 seconds on the remaining carb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0cLnCdetxg

Still, try at your own risk, yada yada yada.

On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 3:23 PM, Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with You,  thank you for sending me on the straight and narrow
> path
>
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 6:14 PM Levilevi <levilevi at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> With all due respect the risk of setting up Rube Goldberg setups like
>> this is just not worth the reward.
>> Gasoline and electricity show not be in close proximity until it's inside
>> a cylinder if you can help it.
>> It's a free country and you can do it if you like, but I'd never do this
>> especially next to my shinny red car like in these pics.
>> I've  seen it done in an emergency but not just out of curiosity.  I
>> guess if one needs a running engine to stay motivated on a restoration so
>> be it.
>>
>> Bud
>>
>> Sent from my Commodore 64
>>
>> On Sep 9, 2018, at 8:12 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> If you're brave, maybe something like this?
>> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3z8QXJ6/0/f764ed67/O/i-3z8QXJ6.jpg
>> https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-35LrC4g/1/0da58a66/O/i-35LrC4g.jpg
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 3:23 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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