<VV> RE:Trip Tip

[Mark Noakes]

good report for future reference...but how can it work as fuel if it is nonflammable?  What's in it?

Mark Noakes

----- Original Message -----
From: "grant young" <gyoungwolf at earthlink.net>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> RE:Trip Tip
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:27:59 -0500

> 
> I thought I would pass along a good news story and tip. Today as I was
> driving home in my ford explorer with a defective gas gauge (I have a new
> sending unit and pump in the back seat...:-), I ran out of gas, sorta in
> the middle of no where. While contemplating why I did not take my cell
> phone along, it occurred to me that a small bottle of artificial fuel that
> I purchased at WalMart about 3-4 years ago might still be in the jack
> storage compartment. To make a long story short, it was.....and it
> worked...and I was able to drive to a nearby gas station. This additive
> comes in about a 1.5 liter plastic container and is non-flammable, so it is
> safe to store in trunks or under seats, etc. I will definitely buy a
> replacement bottle. I thought it was a bit pricey at the time at $5.95, but
> think differently now. Maybe I'll even find time to replace the sending
> unit during the holidays....
> The Carbmeister
> 
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