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Subject:Re: Neat vanagon expedition accessory
From:Matthew Pollard
Date:Mon, 17 Dec 2001 12:33:44 -0800

I also have one heck of time getting the gas-hose up there to fill it on
the roof; another argument for leaving it on the ground to fill 'er up!

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356

On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Jay L Snyder wrote:

> If you are using plastic or metal gas cans, remove them from the vehicle
> when filling.  They can develop dangerous static charges.  This has
> occurred in the back of  lined pick-up trucks were there was no grounding.
> A gas can in a Westy roof-rack may be a similar situation.  Fill them on
> the ground and then store them away.
>
>                                                       Jay ('85 Westy-The
> Hindenburg)