DeTomaso Mailing List: February 98, Message #58
     



From: 	John Haas <jrh@bounty.jsc.nasa.gov>

Subject: Re:  Re: Fuel tanks

Date: 	Mon, 2 Feb 1998 08:14:27 +0000



Yes! Be Carefull!



I am especially sensitive to this sort of thing since a supplier working

on a project of mine tried to 'regulate' air line pressure by hand throttleing

a blow gun while looking at a gauge. The large rectangular sructure,i.e.,

flat sided structure, exploded with a piece of it removing one of his knee

caps. 5 psi can result in A LOT OF FORCE AND STRESS!!!!!



I am sure Jack wants you to remove the filler cap first.



The first and last time I ran out of gas I picked up all of the sediment

that had been just waiting to spank me for not filling up. I think my 

'sock' was already history and you might want to get one of the cleanable

filters because you may have a lot of sheeit coming your way.

AND that is how you spell sheeit because mad dog and I already voted on it.





john, waiting for Vegas, supporting peace, harmony and beer drinking for all

pantera owners, and really appreciating all of Mike Drew's hard work.





> 

> You apparently have an early type gas tank, with the fuel-outlet welded in

> place. The later type has the fuel outlet as part of the gas gauge ass'y. You

> probably have a mostly-plugged fabric fuel screen on the tank end of the

> outlet pipe. You have 2 options. #1- buy a later gas gauge sending unit assy &

> use that fuel outlet; plug your old welded one. The later ass'y adapts with no

> problems to early tanks. 

> #2- VERY CAREFULLY blow compressor air into your old fuel outlet: this will

> probably blow a hole thru the mostly-plugged fabric 'sock' on the end of the

> outlet pipe. This sock is totally unserviceable on early tanks. If you select

> #2, put a good in-line fuel filter in front of the carb afterwards. NOTE-it is

> absurdly easy to over-pressurize the gas tank with an air line & open a seam!

> Be careful!

>  J DeRyke

>