<VV> Safety First ! Prevent car fires!

[J R Read_HML]

If you get a hole in a tank which is not too large, chew - as fast as 
possible - a wad of chewing gum.  You can stop the leak - at least for a 
while - by plugging the hole with the gum.

The tank capacity on a Corvair car is 14 gallons.

The Corvair sending unit was designed to show empty with 4 gallons left in 
the tank.

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Safety First ! Prevent car fires!



Anyway, I heard a thump from under the front end. I got out and looked under
the car, and found that I had hit a rock which was lying in the road, that I
hadn't seen. There was also a colourless fluid dripping from the tank, which
smelled of petrol (gasoline to you).


Cheers

Alan

P.S. I was amazed to find, when I refilled the tank, that it took 3 gallons
to get the fuel gauge needle *up* as far as the empty mark. It made me much
less worried about running out after that, although I guess it probably
wouldn't be able to pick up the last gallon or so??