[TR] Gas via reservoirs

[Paul Dorsey]

Why did you disconnect the battery toward the end of the video? I thought
the  Oil  would be spurting up from the head?  I learn a lot from videos
thanks

On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 10:52 AM Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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